At least 60 people, including four police officers, have been killed in a law enforcement operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to local media reports.

On Tuesday, the Brazilian news outlet G1 said the death toll had risen to 64, though the government has yet to officially confirm the number.

The raid, designed to crack down on drug trafficking in the north of the city, has become the single most lethal police operations in local history.

Officials have explained that the violence was part of an effort against drug trafficking and organised crime called Operation Containment.

The gang Comando Vermelho, also known as the Red Command, was named as one of the primary targets. The state government described the operation as the largest ever targeting the group.

“The operation aim

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