The drug war in Rio continues to gain momentum

Last week in Rio de Janeiro occurred melkomastshabnaya war between Brazilian security forces and hundreds of drug traffickers hiding in the slums, called Complexo de Alemao. Once in the run-up to the World Cup in 2014 the authorities tried to quell drug traffickers and other criminal groups, the criminals responded furious rebuff - attacked police stations and staged a mass robbery. After several days of preparation, Brazilian security forces organized a raid on the Complexo de Alemao, where hiding 500 - 600 drug traffickers. The conflict has killed 42 people, and the police took control of the area. Arrest was, surprisingly, a little, and the police warned that this is not the end - it is ready to chase criminals through the maze of slums, until catch.

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1. Drug dealers, who preferred to remain anonymous, posing outside in the slums of Rio de Janeiro





2. General view of the Complexo de Alemao slum



3. Burning bus in Rio Maria da Graca



4. Drug dealers - one of them with a weapon - riding on a motorcycle at an intersection near the Rio Morro de Alemao



5. A police officer took up a position during a raid in the slum Morro Alemao



6. The police take positions during an operation against drug traffickers



7. People with horror looking at the house caught fire during the shootings



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10. A police officer watches through binoculars the movement of suspected



11. The Brazilian Army armored personnel carrier drives partitioned on the street on the outskirts of the slum



12. Crying girl during a shootout between police and drug traffickers



13. The photographer hiding behind an empty bathtub during operations



14. Bandits have aimed his gun directly at the camera



15. A police officer during a firefight



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19. The Special Forces of arrested drug dealers and pot with marijuana in Morro Alemao



20. Residents are fleeing from the area of ​​Morro Alemao.



21. Journalist photographs drugs, weapons and ammunition seized during a raid



22. Handcuffed criminal in a police bus after a raid



23. The police are wounded drug dealer



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25. Police reports package with marijuana seized during the operation



26. The boy with the word "Peace" on the forehead during a protest in the Complexo Alemao



27. Military helicopter over the slums



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29. The storm troopers will ship the helicopter to 6 tons of marijuana found in the bin.



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31. A woman with a child hides behind the door of a passing armored



32. The police take positions



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34. A soldier closes the door before the APC operation



35. Police arrested a drug trafficker known by the nickname Zeeuw



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38. Pierced bullet taxi window, where he was wounded photographer agency «Reuters» Paulo Whitaker



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40. The arrest of a suspect in the slums of Complexo Alemao on 29 November. The government took control of the region, long considered the most dangerous in the city. Operations to clean up the area from drug traffickers continue to this day.



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