A police raid that led to violent clashes with a gang in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , resulted in at least 119 deaths, public defenders said on Wednesday, a day after the government ordered the operation.

According to Reuters, state police said the raids had been exhaustively planned for more than two months and were designed to push gang suspects operating in the Complexo da Penha favela into nearby hillside areas, where a special operations unit stood waiting to ambush the alleged assailants.

Rio police officials confirmed 119 deaths so far, including 115 suspects and four police officers, almost double the figure authorities gave one day prior. On Tuesday, the force said about 2,500 police and soldiers killed 60 suspected gang members.

Police spokesman Felipe Curi said additional bo

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