Brazilian officials raise death toll in Rio raid to at least 132


Members of the military police special unit detain suspected drug dealers during a police operation against drug trafficking at the favela do Penha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 28. REUTERS/Aline Massuca

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -At least 132 people were killed during a deadly police raid in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, the Rio de Janeiro public defender's office said on Wednesday, a day after the operation took place.Mourners gathered in the streets of Rio de Janeiro near where the operation took place as bodies were laid on the road.

(Writing by Oliver Griffin; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )

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