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| Cops decapitate teen gangster, display head like ‘trophy' in Brazil's deadliest drug raid |
| 2025-10-31 |
| [NY Post] Well, it's at least a "statement"? Police allegedly decapitated a teen gangster and hung his head from a tree as a warning after a bloody gang crackdown in Brazil ahead of next month’s flagship COP30 Climate Summit in Rio de Janeiro. More than 100 alleged gangbangers were hunted and killed in Brazil’s deadliest-ever police operation, which began Tuesday in two of Rio’s favelas and targeted drug traffickers. Police said it followed a yearlong investigation into the dangerous Red Command gang, which originated in Rio’s prison system and has expanded its power in recent years. The violent raids have sparked intense gun battles, with gangs deploying drones against cops in retaliation. At least four cops have also been killed in the unprecedented violence. The body of a 19-year-old alleged gangbanger was found missing a head on Tuesday after the police stormed the Penha district of Rio, according to Brazilian media. The teen’s mom said they hung her son’s head “from a tree like a trophy.” “They slit my son’s throat, cut his neck, and hung the head from a tree like a trophy,” Raquel Tomas told local media. “They executed my son without giving him a chance to defend himself. He was murdered. “Everyone deserves a second chance. During an operation, police should do their job, arrest suspects, but not execute them,” the grieving mom added. Some of the bodies allegedly bore signs of possible torture, such as “burn marks,” and many of the dead had been tied up, lawyer Albino Pereira Neto, who is representing three of the grieving families, told Brazilian media. Several bodies of alleged gang members were also displayed in the streets, wearing just their underwear. Hundreds of police with helicopters, armored vehicles and drones entered the two sprawling favelas that house the Red Command, Rio’s oldest drug trafficking group, exchanging heavy gunfire. Gangbangers allegedly responded to the violence by dropping bombs and launching drones on the police after blocking the exits from the slum using buses as barricades. Related: Rio de Janeiro: 2025-10-30 video from Rio conflict. Rio de Janeiro: 2025-10-29 At least 64 killed in Rio de Janeiro as 2,500 heavily armed police officers undertake war-like drug raids Rio de Janeiro: 2025-09-28 Terceiro Comando Puro (TCP) members opening fire on Brazilian Forces during the recent operations in Complexo da Maré, |
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