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Brazilian Police Crack Down on Guns in Favelas Ahead of World Cup
14 March 2014
Bloomberg (USA)
Rio de Janeiro state's security forces occupied another slum today following a surge in crime in the favelas where it has expanded policing.
Heavily armed police moved into the Vila Kennedy neighborhood in the west of the city this morning, making it the 38th favela taken over since 2008, according to the state security secretariat. There were no reports of gunfire in what culminated six days of operations in other communities.
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