By Simon Jessop and Michelle Nichols

(Reuters) -Events next week in Rio and other Brazilian cities linked to the COP30 climate summit will be safe for visitors, a Brazilian ministry official said, seeking to reassure attendees after a bloody police crackdown on a drug gang that led to dozens of deaths.

The deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history killed at least 132 people, public defenders said on Wednesday. Grisly images showed a favela street lined with corpses found overnight by local residents.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who will join Brazilian officials in presiding over next month’s summit, urged Brazil to mount a prompt investigation and to ensure any police action followed international human rights law and standards, his spokesman said.

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