A small war took place last week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
between Brazilian forces and hundreds of drug traffickers holed up
in the shantytown complex dubbed Complexo do Alemão. After recent
efforts by officials to pacify Rio's drug and gang-related violence
ahead of the upcoming the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics
Games, drug gangs struck out last week - attacking police stations
and staging mass robberies. After days of preparation, Brazilian
security forces launched a raid in the Complexo do Alemão, where
between 500 and 600 drug traffickers were holed up. At least 42
people were killed in the violence last week, with security forces
taking control of many neighborhoods. A relatively low number of
arrests were made, and authorities warn of further conflict as
continue to flush out more suspects in Rio's maze of favelas
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This is worse then slashing eh?
