City governor says surprise operation against drug gangs and mafia groups is start of 'transformational' occupation Hundreds of heavily armed police have stormed one of Rio's largest favelas at the start of what authorities claimed was a "transformational" bid to wrest back control from the drug gangs and paramilitary mafias which dominate huge swaths of the Brazilian city. The operation began at daybreak on Wednesday as security forces in camouflage gear and armoured personnel carriers swept in...
City governor says surprise operation against drug gangs and mafia groups is start of 'transformational' occupation Hundreds of heavily armed police have stormed one of Rio's largest favelas at the start of what authorities claimed was a "transformational" bid to wrest back control from the drug gangs and paramilitary mafias which dominate huge swaths of the Brazilian city. The operation began at daybreak on Wednesday as security forces in camouflage gear and armoured personnel carriers swept in...
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