2021 Rio De Janeiro Shootout
On 6 May 2021, at least 25 people were killed in a shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The raid happened in Jacarezinho, a favela in Rio de Janeiro. The police raid happened before noon, following reports that a local drug gang was trying to recruit children.
| 2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout | |||||
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| Part of crime in Brazil and the war on drugs | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Federal Police of Brazil | Local drug dealers | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 1 officer killed 2 wounded | 25 killed 10 arrested | ||||
| 2 civilians injured | |||||
The shootout caused the highest-ever death toll from a police raid in Rio de Janeiro.
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