Brazil: Police killings in Rio de Janeiro state reach record high | World News, The Indian Express

Brazil: Police killings in Rio de Janeiro state reach record high | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Rio De Janeiro |Published: May 4, 2019 10:37:40 am

Brazil: Police killings in Rio de Janeiro state reach record high

Official data reviewed by The Associated Press show police forces in Rio killed 434 people during clashes in those months, compared to 368 people in same period last year.

File – In this June 8, 2018 file photo, armed police officers stand at Red beach during a search for alleged drug traffickers at Urca neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Police killings in the state of Rio de Janeiro have hit a record high, rising by 18% in the first three months of this year. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Police killings in the state of Rio de Janeiro have hit a record high, rising by 18 per cent in the first three months of this year in a spike partly attributed to a zero tolerance for criminals campaign by state leaders.