Behind Rio’s Deadly Raid: Brazil’s Billion-Dollar Criminal Networks RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Armored vehicles thundered through narrow alleyways. Rifle fire cracked through heavy crossfire. Helicopters and drones

A deadly police operation in Rio de Janeiro exposes the scale and reach of Brazil’s billion-dollar criminal gangs and the human cost of militarized interventions.

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