SportsSeven people die and 26 are arrested in a police operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Seven people die and 26 are arrested in a police operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Civil and military police in a joint operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. – JOSE LUCENA / ZUMA PRESS / CONTACTOPHOTO

At least seven people have died and 26 have been arrested in an operation carried out by the Brazilian Police against criminal gangs in the north of Rio de Janeiro, specifically in the Mare Complex area, a situation that has caused the closure of 35 schools and four health centers in the area.

“Unfortunately, we have to face a dilemma. Preventing bloodshed by a war between factions is above any problem that can be experienced today,” explained the spokesman for the Rio de Janeiro Military Police. Janeiro, Ivan Blaz, according to the Brazilian newspaper ‘O Globo’.

The Police have stressed that all those killed in the operation had alleged ties to drug trafficking, although the family of one of them has indicated that he was innocent. The operation has lasted for several hours and has also caused traffic cuts in the area, located between two of the city’s main highways.

Source: Europa Press

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