STORY: Favela residents rode motorcycles to Rio de Janeiro's government palace on Wednesday (October 29), demanding justice after a police operation that killed at least 119 people became the deadliest in Brazil's history.

Demonstrators waved Brazilian flags with red stains, as they converged on the government palace, holding banners and chanting for accountability.

The Tuesday (October 28) operation killed at least 119 people, according to Rio police, including four officers, though public defenders said the final count would rise to at least 132.

"The purpose is political, and the bodies they are taking are ours, the bodies of Black people and poor people," said Rute Sales, a favela resident who joined the protest.

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VIDEO SHOWS: PEOPLE ON MOTORCYCLES HEADING TO THE GOVERNMENT PALACE IN RIO DE JANEIRO / PEOPLE PROTESTING OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT PALACE / SOUNDBITES FROM DEMONSTRATORS

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SHOWS: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (OCTOBER 29, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ON MOTORCYCLES HEADING TO THE GOVERNMENT PALACE IN RIO DE JANEIRO TO PROTEST

2. PERSON RIDING A MOTORCYCLE DRAPED IN A BRAZILIAN FLAG WITH RED STAINS

3. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ON MOTORCYCLES HEADING TO THE GOVERNMENT PALACE

4. RESIDENTS OF FAVELAS HOLDING BRAZILIAN FLAGS AND BANNERS PROTESTING OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT PALACE

5. FAVELA RESIDENT, RUTE SALES SPEAKING DURING PROTEST

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) DEMONSTRATOR, RUTE SALES, SAYING:

"The purpose is political, and the bodies they are taking are ours, the bodies of Black people and poor people. Enough is enough, we can't take it anymore."

7. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE DEMONSTRATING DURING PROTEST

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) DEMONSTRATOR, RUTE SALES, SAYING:

"It's impossible that people aren't bothered by this. Is it because it's not their child? These are our children. It's the child of a Black mother living in the favela. How many more mothers will mourn their children? Where are the millions to create public and social policies for our children? Where are the millions? Where are they being spent? Why don't our children have schools? No technical schools, no opportunities at all? Our people have no opportunities."

9. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE DEMONSTRATING DURING PROTEST

10. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER, SAYING:

"They're also waging a political war; each one wants to outshine the other, taking the lives of others."

11. PEOPLE DEMONSTRATING DURING PROTEST