Mourners react as people gather around bodies the day after a deadly police operation against a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro.

A police raid and clashes with a drug gang embedded in low-income neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, officials said Wednesday, a day after the massive operation drew criticism for using excessive force.

The toll of 115 suspects and four policemen killed was an increase over what authorities originally said was 60 suspects dead in Tuesday’s raid by about 2,500 police and soldiers in the favelas of Penha and Complexo de Alemao.

Felipe Curi, Rio state police secretary, told a news conference that additional bodies were found in a wooded area where he said they had worn camouflage while battling with security forces. He said local reside

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