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Brazil’s Armed Forces Surround Seven Favela Communities in Rio

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the early hours of Monday (August 21st) members of Brazil’s armed forces, police and national force simultaneously entered seven of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favelas complexes, with arrest orders for drug traffickers and arms dealers. Among the communities searched by security forces are Jacarezinho, Alemão and Manguinhos.

As in previous operations by the Armed Forces in Rio, soldiers will remain outside . . .

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