Angry over Brazil police raid, slum residents torch buses and cars, pelt officers with rocks

SAO PAULO — Slum dwellers rioted after the arrest of drug dealers in a Sao Paulo shantytown Wednesday, burning vehicles and tires, pelting police with rocks and briefly shutting down a major urban highway, local media said.

Angry over police raid, Sao Paulo slum residents torch buses and cars in protest

SAO PAULO — A police anti-drug raid in a Sao Paulo slum has enraged inhabitants who burned vehicles and tires in protest.

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