00:00At least 121 people have been killed in Rio de Janeiro just days before the city hosts events linked to the COP30 climate summit.
00:10Public defenders say the final toll could rise to at least 132.
00:15The police operation, Brazil's deadliest on record, targeted a major gang after more than two months of planning.
00:21State police said the raids were designed to drive suspects into a forested hillside where a special unit was waiting in ambush.
00:31President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged coordinated action to tackle drug violence, while United Nations officials condemned the high death toll.
00:39Its Human Rights Office said the killings add to a trend of extremely lethal police raids in Brazil's marginalized communities.
00:51Any misconduct would be investigated, denying any link between the violence and next week's COP30 events.
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