Tag: Cláudio Castro

• Friday, February 18th 2022 - 14:36 UTC

  Death toll keeps rising in Rio de Janeiro State

  

  Relief work in Petropolis had to be halted Thursday due to new rains but the death toll continued to increase from previous figures, reaching 117 fatalities and at least 116 people missing.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro congratulates Rio police for Jacarezinho massacre

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro expressed his congratulations to the Rio de Janeiro police late Sunday for last week's raid in a favela which left 28 dead.

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:34 UTC

  Total deaths in Rio favela police raid reach 28

  

  Rio de Janeiro Governor Cláudio Castro Friday stood by the police's actions in Jacarezinho, claiming that the suspects' response had been “brutal.”