The hard hand haunts the debate in the Brazilian elections: "Here 100 traffickers die and 200 enter"

Almost a year after the most lethal police operation in the country's history, nothing has changed in the favelas of Rio. Lula and Bolsonaro reach the ballot box with opposite recipes in safety

Published on RocksNews: 3 Oct 2026, 04:03 UTC
Updated: 3 Oct 2026, 04:08 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

The hard hand haunts the debate in the Brazilian elections: "Here 100 traffickers die and 200 enter" — Image credit: Alan Lima (EL PAÍS)

Almost a year after the most lethal police operation in the country's history, nothing has changed in the favelas of Rio. Lula and Bolsonaro reach the ballot box with opposite recipes in safety