The war in Rio de Janeiro (13 photos)

The police of the capital of the World Cup 2014 and Olympic Games in 2016 as reported by establishing control over the Vila Cruzeiro slum area, located in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro. The riots this week, organized by the local mafia, and the subsequent shootout with law enforcement led to the deaths of about 30 people. Armed gunmen fired at the police, stopped cars and buses, robbing passengers. Yesterday in the Vila Cruzeiro came a detachment of about 150 men of the battalion of special police. They were accompanied by armored Marine Corps Brazil and about 800 soldiers. As a result of heavy fighting on the territory of the enemy militias were dislodged from their positions.