At least 121 people were killed in Tuesday's operation, including four policemen, according to police. Castro has accused the federal government of abandoning Rio in its fight against organized crime, a claim that Lula's administration has refuted.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Residents of a favela in Rio de Janeiro lined up more than 40 bodies at a plaza in their low-income neighborhood on Wednesday, a day after the bloodiest police…

Rio state governor put death toll at around 60 on Wednesday, but warned that the real figure was likely higher.