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None of the 117 people killed in Brazil raid were named in the criminal complaint

Suspected drug dealers sit on the ground after they were detained by members of the military police special unit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS/Aline Massuca

The governor of Rio de Janeiro has touted the deadliest police raid in Brazilian history as a success.

A Reuters review of the full police report shared with the Brazilian Supreme Court shows not one of the 117 people killed by police that day were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis for the raid.

Only five of those named in the criminal complaint were arrested and none were senior leaders of the notorious Comando Vermelho gang.

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