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400 heavily armed cops backed by 10 bulletproof vehicles and four helicopters raided Rio’s Complexo do Alemao Thursday – the favela home of an organized crime group.
Footage shows intense shootouts between criminals and cops with a police helicopter flying low over the favela, and barricades set on fire to prevent the passage of security forces.
A local woman, an officer and 16 gang members were among the dead – the raid has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence in Brazil.
