At least 64 people have been killed after police in Rio de Janeiro carried out a deadly raid days before the city hosts events linked to COP30.

Officers targeted alleged drug kingpins in the Comando Vermelho gang and their money-laundering operations on Tuesday, leading to clashes so severe that health services, schools and transport were disrupted.

They arrested 81 people and issued 250 warrants during the operation involving 2,500 security personnel across the Alemao and Penha favela, or slums, near the city's international airport.

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Image: Police detained a large group of shirtless men. Pic: Reuters

Image: Motorcyclists surrender to police. Pic: Reuters

The number of dead, including four police officers, was confirmed by the city's

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