RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, officials said Wednesday, as the Rio police’s deadliest operation ever drew criticism of excessive force.

The new toll of 115 suspects and four policemen killed was an increase over what authorities originally said were 60 suspects dead in Tuesday’s raid by about 2,500 police and soldiers in the favelas of Penha and Complexo de Alemao.

Felipe Curi, Rio state police secretary, told a news conference that bodies of additional suspects were found in a wooded area where he said they had worn camouflage while battling with security forces. He said local residents had removed clothing and equipment from the bodies, in what would be investigated as evidenc

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