- RIO DE JANEIRO: Police in northeastern Brazil say they are arresting members of three families who are believed to have killed 95 people as part of a feud that stretches back years.
Paraiba state and local police worked with prosecutors in the operation called “Blood Ties,” which kicked off Tuesday with 15 arrests.
Authorities said in a press conference Tuesday that the Oliveira, Veras and Suassuna families are suspected of murdering 64 members of rival clans. They’re also suspected of executing 31 people within their own families. The fighting has lasted more than a decade. Eight deaths happened this year.