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Brazil’s Lula urges probe of Rio police ‘massacre’

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday that the police operation against a powerful criminal faction in Rio that left 121 dead was “a massacre.”

“There was a massacre, and I think it’s important to verify the conditions under which it occurred,” Lula said in the Amazon city of Belem during an interview with international news agencies, including AFP.

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