The blazes came after the police reportedly killed the nephew of the leader of the state's largest militia.
Gangsters have reportedly set at least 35 buses on fire in Rio de Janeiro after a crime boss known as 'man of war' was killed by police in an operation. The attacks took place on Monday to the west of the Brazilian city, where opposing criminal gangs fight for territorial control. Military police said it arrested 12 suspects involved in the fires, and prevented 15 people from setting a cargo truck ablaze in one of the city's main gateways.
The blazes came after police killed the nephew of the leader of the state's largest militia during the operation, according to authorities, which the city's state governor Claudio Castro said was a 'heavy blow' to them. The dead man has been named by local media as Matheus da Silva Rezende. Rio's militias operate in the region and are often composed of current and former police officers.
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