Brazilian gang riot death toll reaches 133

Police in Brazil killed 33 suspected gang members and searched motorists at roadblocks in a bid to quell a wave of attacks on Sao Paulo’s police stations, courts and buses that had plunged South America’s largest city into fear.

While gang attacks fell off sharply yesterday, the death toll since the violence began last Friday soared to 133 as police struck back at the gangs who had rampaged to protest against the prison transfer of their leaders.