"Military police chief Marcelo Menezes Nogueira said that the raid resulted in a major armed confrontation. Dos Santos and six other suspected criminals were killed, and a local resident was reportedly caught in the crossfire after being taken hostage."
"Local witnesses described individuals affiliated with the Red Command retaliating against the raid by blocking roads and setting a bus on fire. They boarded, told me to get the passengers off, and set the bus on fire. It all happened very fast, bus driver Marcio Souza told the news service AFP."
"Wednesday's operation comes several months after an October police raid killed more than 130 people in the Rio favela of Complexo da Penha, raising questions about the methods of state security forces. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slammed that raid as a massacre."
A police raid in Rio de Janeiro's favela neighborhoods resulted in at least eight deaths, including Claudio Augusto dos Santos, a commander of the Red Command criminal organization. Approximately 150 military police officers participated in the operation across multiple poor communities. The raid sparked violent retaliation from Red Command affiliates, who blocked roads and set a bus on fire. One civilian was killed after being taken hostage. Police arrested five people for vandalism. Dos Santos faced ten arrest warrants and was linked to drug trafficking and the killing of an Italian tourist. This operation continues a pattern of deadly police confrontations in Rio's favelas, following an October raid that killed over 130 people.
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