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Friendly-fire shootout kills one Rio police officer

Original: batalhão de operações policiais especiais

A shootout between Military Police officers in the Gardênia Azul neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro has left one officer dead and four to five others wounded, Brazilian outlets report. The incident involved the special police operations battalion, known by its Portuguese acronym BOPE, and has drawn attention to gunfights between police units in the city's western zone.

Why now: A deadly exchange of gunfire between police officers in Rio is fresh, breaking news.

BOPEMilitary Police of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroGardênia Azul

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• PM do Bope morto em confronto era irmão de policial morto em megaoperação · CNN Brasil
• Troca de tiros entre PMs deixa um policial morto e cinco feridos no Rio · CNN Brasil
• Tiroteio na Gardênia Azul deixa um PM morto e quatro feridos · Rede MRio

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