Brazilian voices reader6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() The neighbourhood is considered a base for the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, Rio’s biggest drug gang.Ĭolville said the UN human rights office had received “worrying” reports that police did not take steps to preserve evidence of the crime scene, “which could hinder investigations into the tragic outcome of this lethal operation”. Police said the operation targeted a gang suspected of recruiting children and teenagers for drug trafficking, robberies, assaults and murders. “Lethal force should be used as a last resort, and only in cases where there is an imminent threat to life or a serious injury.” “We remind the Brazilian authorities that the use of force should be applied only when strictly necessary, and that they should always respect the principle of legality, precaution, necessity and proportionality,” he said.
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