A deadly police raid on a criminal gang in Brazil has been slammed by human rights groups. Photo: AP PHOTO

About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers have been involved in a a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects dead, officials said.

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The operation included officers in helicopters and armoured vehicles and targeted the notorious Red Command in the sprawling low-income favelas of Complexo de Alemao and Penha, police said.

The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's rece

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