2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout

2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout
Part of crime in Brazil and the war on drugs
Date 6 May 2021 Location Jacarezinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Belligerents
Federal Police of Brazil	Local drug dealers
Casualties and losses
1 officer killed 2 wounded	25 killed 10 arrested
2 civilians injured

On 6 May 2021, at least 25 people were killed in a shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[1] The raid happened in Jacarezinho, a favela in Rio de Janeiro. The police raid happened before noon, following reports that a local drug gang was trying to recruit children.^[2]

The shootout caused the highest-ever death toll from a police raid in Rio de Janeiro.^[3]

References

1. "Brazil: At least 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shoot-out". BBC News. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
2. "Twenty-five killed in Rio de Janeiro police raid on drug gang". Reuters. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
3. ""Good Cops Are Afraid" The Toll of Unchecked Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro". Human Rights Documents Online. doi:10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-2156-2016009. Retrieved 2021-05-06.