Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 29 (UNI) At least 64 people were killed and 81 were arrested Tuesday in a large security operation against the Comando Vermelho criminal group in the Complexo do Alemao and Penha favelas in Rio de Janeiro, official sources said.

The Rio de Janeiro state government called the action the deadliest operation in Rio’s history. More than 2,500 civil and military police officers took part in the operation, targeting 26 communities across the two complexes.

Officials said the fatalities included 56 alleged Comando Vermelho members and several police officers. Authorities seized 31 rifles as well as other weapons, ammunition and explosives.

Police sought to execute 69 arrest warrants and 180 search warrants tied to an investigation that lasted more than a year. Among those

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