The officer was working as part of a raid against ... known as a favela, according to local news outlet G1. In a statement, Rio de Janeiro police criticized an ongoing case in Brazil’s Supreme ...

A police raid on a crime gang in Brazil dramatically escalated when a cop was shot in the head while co-piloting a helicopter over a Rio de Janeiro favela on Thursday. Civil Police officer Felipe ...

A civil police officer co-piloting a helicopter was shot in the head on Thursday while authorities conducted an operation in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said. The officer was working as part of a raid ...