Brazilian Troops Storm Rio S Slums To Catch Gang Leader Thousands of brazilian army troops raided rio de janeiro slums in a pre dawn crackdown on crime gangs saturday, leaving parts of the city looking like a war zone on the first anniversary of the. Rio de janeiro: thousands of brazilian army troops raided rio de janeiro slums in a pre dawn crackdown on crime gangs saturday, leaving parts of the city looking like a war zone on the first.
Brazilian Forces Claim Victory Over Gangs In Rio Slum The New York Times Thousands of brazilian army troops raided rio de janeiro slums in a pre dawn crackdown on crime gangs on saturday, leaving parts of the city looking like a war zone on the first anniversary of the opening of the olympic games. five favelas were targeted by around 1,300 police and 3,600 troops in a sweep starting at 4 am (0700 gmt), the rio state security service said in a statement. rio state. Rio de janeiro: thousands of brazilian army troops raided rio de janeiro slums in a pre dawn crackdown on crime. Rio de janeiro (ap) — more than 2,000 brazilian soldiers stormed into a rio de janeiro slum complex saturday with armored personnel carriers and helicopters in a bid to improve security two months before the start of the world cup. as dawn broke, the heavily armed soldiers entered the sprawling mare shantytown — considered one of the rio's most violent and dangerous — which has been. Five favelas were targeted by police and 3,600 of the approximately 8,500 troops recently deployed to rio in a swoop starting at 4:00 am (0700 gmt), the rio state security service said in a statement.
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