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RIO FAVELAS CRIME CLAMPDOWN
Brazilian security forces occupied one of the biggest slums in Rio on Sunday.
The operation was part of a major
clampdown on organised crime ahead of
the 2014 World Cup and the 2016
Olympics.
Authorities in Rio launched a fresh
attack on organised crime by taking over
the Mangueira slum close to the city's
famous Maracana Stadium.
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Around 800 police and Special Forces occupied the slum without firing any shots.
The vast majority of residents co-operated fully with the authorities; they want their
community pacified and free of drug dealers.
The police had pre-announced the raid, a strategy that gives criminals the chance to
leave the area rather than being confronted in densely populated areas. Rio's authorities
are making an effort to win the trust of those living in the slums who after decades of abuse
have got used to seeing the police as their enemy.
Brazilian Navy soldiers patrol in an operation against drug
dealers at Mangueira slum in Rio.
The Mangueira is the 18th slum in Rio to be reclaimed by the authorities. But there
is still a lot to be done. With hundreds of slums known as "favelas" still in the hands of
organised criminals, drug dealers have vast areas in which to hide and thrive.
(BBC News)
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