Saturday 23 September 2017

(PHOTOS) Brazil's army sent to quell Rio favela violence

Armed Forces take up position during a operation after violent clashes between drug gangs in Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2017. REUTERS




Policemen and journalists take cover during an operation to fight heavily armed drug traffickers at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 22, 2017.


Workers of a school transport company wait with schoolchildren at the entrance of the Rocinha favela during a joint operation by the Police and Brazilian Armed Forces to fight heavily armed drug traffickers there, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 22, 2017.


Members of the police and the armed forces take part in an operation to fight heavily-armed drug traffickers at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 22, 2017


Armed Forces take up position during a operation after violent clashes between drug gangs in Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2017.


Armed Forces take up position during a operation after violent clashes between drug gangs in Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2017. REUTERS







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