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| 2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout | |||||
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| Part of crime in Brazil | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State | Comando Vermelho | ||||
| Strength | |||||
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~200 officers 4 armored vehicles 2 helicopters[1] | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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1 killed 2 wounded |
28 killed[a] 10 arrested | ||||
| 2 civilians injured | |||||
Jacarezinho | |
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Neighborhood | |
  Jacarezinho Location in Rio de Janeiro  Jacarezinho Jacarezinho (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 22°53′13″S 43°15′37″W / 22.88694°S 43.26028°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | North Zone |
On 6 May 2021, at least 29 people were killed in a shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2][3] The raid occurred in Jacarezinho, Rio de Janeiro,[4] a favela notable for its high crime rate. The raid occurred at approximately 11 a.m. local time, following reports that a local drug gang was recruiting children.[5]
- ^ "Operação na zona norte do Rio deixa ao menos 15 mortos". CBN (in Portuguese). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Brazil: At least 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shoot-out". BBC News. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Gaier, Rodrigo Viga; McGeever, Jamie (8 May 2021). Adler, Leslie (ed.). "Rio de Janeiro drug shootout death toll rises to 28". Reuters. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (6 May 2021). "Rio de Janeiro police raid on favela leaves at least 25 dead". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Boadle, Anthony (6 May 2021). Nomiyama, Chizu (ed.). "Twenty-five killed in Rio de Janeiro police raid on drug gang". Reuters. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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