Event
The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro invade the favelas of Complexo do Alemão as a result of an ongoing conflict between drug traffickers
27 Jun 2007 · 22.86° S, 43.27° W
What the records say
- When
- 27 Jun 2007
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 22.86° S, 43.27° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Complexo do Alemão massacre.
Summary
The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro invade the favelas of Complexo do Alemão as a result of an ongoing conflict between drug traffickers. 19 people are killed and several others are injured. Eleven of those killed had no relations with drug trafficking whatsoever.
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