BRAZIL: GANGS BATTLE POLICE IN RIO DE JANEIRO SLUMS.

THE NEW YORK TIMES:
World Briefing | The Americas
Brazil: Gangs Battle Police in Rio de Janeiro Slums
By MYRNA DOMIT
Published: November 24, 2010

The police raided more than a dozen slums in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday in an effort to quell violent attacks by gangs that have raised questions about security in the city chosen to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. Heavily armed criminals have blocked busy streets, robbed drivers and burned at least nine cars since Sunday, according to the police and the Brazilian news media. The Rio State secretary of public security, José Mariano Beltrame, said the attacks were a retaliation by gang members for a government program to pacify violent slums, in part by installing a special community police forc.
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