The number of people killed during police raids in Rio de Janeiro goes to 132

This number is more than double the figure reported Tuesday after police operation in slums, Alemeo and Penha, in northern Rio, reports television BBC.

The Public Protection Office, which offers legal assistance to the poor, made public the new figure of those killed after residents ranked dozens of troops in a square early Wednesday.

This was the deadliest police raid in the known city, where decades - old authorities have tried to contain gangs that control many of the slums.

When asked about the number given by the Public Defender's office, Rio's state governor, Claudio Castro, said the forensics work was still under way and that the official death figure given to it was 58, although it was “sure it would change”.

According to Justice Minister Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is surprised at the death toll and also expressed his surprise why the federal government had not been announced in advance. /Periscopi/