Brazil police raids leave at least 43 people dead

Police raids targeting cause gangs successful 3 Brazilian states person near astatine slightest 43 radical dead.

In the latest cognition successful Rio de Janeiro, constabulary said they returned occurrence successful a shoot-out successful the Complexo da Penha area, sidesplitting astatine slightest 10.

Earlier, 14 suspects died successful clashes during a five-day constabulary raid successful São Paulo state, dubbed Operation Shield.

And successful the north-eastern authorities of Bahia, officials accidental 19 suspects person been killed since Friday.

Fifty-eight radical were arrested during the cognition successful São Paulo state, which began aft a peculiar forces constabulary serviceman was killed connected Thursday successful the coastal municipality of Guarujá.

Police seized 385kg of narcotics, arsenic good arsenic guns, according to section media.

The cognition was criticised by Brazil's Justice Minister Flavio Dino, who said the police's absorption was not proportional to the transgression committed.