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Brazil’s federal police have raided the homes in Rio de Janeiro of suspects behind the smuggling of 2,000 assault rifles from Miami for a criminal organization in the city.

In a statement, Rio de Janeiro police criticized an ongoing case in Brazil’s Supreme Court, in which justices have issued rulings restricting police raids in these communities. The measures were ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s federal police on Thursday raided the homes of suspected smugglers who brought in 2,000 assault rifles from Miami to supply a criminal organization in Rio de Janeiro ...

Brazil’s federal police have raided the homes in Rio de Janeiro of suspects behind the smuggling of 2,000 assault rifles from Miami for a criminal organization in the city SAO PAULO -- SAO PAULO ...