The Rio de Janeiro public defender's office on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid against drug gangs in the Brazilian city's history, as grieving residents laid out dozens of bodies in the street.
"The most recent update is 132 dead," the Rio state public defender's office, which provides legal assistance to the poor, told AFP.
There was no immediate corroboration of the figure from other sources.
Rio state Governor Claudio Castro put the death toll from Tuesday's viole
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