EPTRio de Janeiro on the edge of Civil War - Page 8
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elkram
United States221 Posts
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zazen
Brazil695 Posts
![[image loading]](http://p1.trrsf.com.br/image/get?src=http://img.terra.com.br/i/2010/11/25/1713837-0207-atm14.jpg) Tank with a church sign saying "jesus is the lord" behind it .. powerfull picture this website has video on the happening earlier,. the gangsters running from a favela being invaded to another one, its a lot of guys! http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2010/11/policia-entra-na-vila-cruzeiro-e-criminosos-fogem-para-o-alemao.html you can see some guys being shot on the run and being carryed by their friends | ||
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Simplistik
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Ausnahmezustand in Rio | ||
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Gooseheaded
United States126 Posts
I really think that Brazil is doing a good job handling drug cartels, unlike Mexico. It's dirty business, and you need dirty hands to deal with it. But the Favela is just so big, man. It's so freaking huge. I'll be going back to Brazil sometime in the near future, to see family&friends&worldcup... and I'd love to see Rio in a better "criminal" situation, too. "TROPA DE ELITE OSSO DURO DE ROER, PEGA UM, PEGA GERAL TAMBEM VAI PEGAR VOCE!" | ||
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saritenite
Singapore1680 Posts
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Gooseheaded
United States126 Posts
This tuesday 25, Rio de Janeiro's police force entered Vila Cruzeiro to arrest criminals who, according to police intel, escaped from communities occupied by the Peacekeeping Police Units (UPP).Shortly after the action began, several men fled the favela to Complexo do Alemao. The police operation is being lead by the Special Operations Batallion (BOPE), and is using at least 350 men (200 from Police, 150 from BOPE), with support from the Navy, which deployed 9 armored vehicles. Since Sunday, Rio is going through a wave of violence, vandalism, burning vehicles and attacks against security forces. According to the government, it is a reaction to the UPP policies, referring to the police occupation of territories previously controlled by criminals. At least 23 vehicles have been bombed this thursday alone. Just before 16h, the Military Police (PM) stated that 11 suspects were arrested this thursday, and 3 gallons of gasoline, 6 dynamites and 6 grenades were found. 8 people were killed. SCARED CITIZENS - Many citizens from Vila Cruzeiro have decided to stay away from home for the past several days. José Pereira, 33, who was shot on the ankle, states: "This whole situation is very sad. My children haven't been to school in 2 days." Do you want the rest of it? The rest is just an assembly of facts and statistics. | ||
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fabiano
Brazil4644 Posts
On November 26 2010 07:49 zazen wrote: http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2010/11/policia-entra-na-vila-cruzeiro-e-criminosos-fogem-para-o-alemao.html Holy shit. Thats a fucking ton of criminals. Set up some snipers where the cameraman was located and you could bring down a lot of them. | ||
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D10
Brazil3409 Posts
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Hikko
United States1126 Posts
 I'm going to be spending 2 weeks in Rio in MayI'll probably be all right as long as I stay out of the slums, but it still worries me | ||
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D10
Brazil3409 Posts
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night terrors
China1284 Posts
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ComusLoM
Norway3547 Posts
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ShaLLoW[baY]
Canada12499 Posts
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nbMifu
Brazil170 Posts
On November 25 2010 07:23 nitram wrote: So the people in poverty, shafted by the government, are rallying together to rise up against the rich minority? I have a few well-off Brazilian friends that tell me that the whole system is bullshit and its nearly impossible to get out of poverty. I came from a poor family myself, and am studying in one of the best universities in Brazil (which is free). It is possible to get rich if you try hard enough. But most poor people just don't believe they can, or don't even think it is possible. It in an education problem. Something Brazil has to work on. Btw I am in São Paulo, not Rio. | ||
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nbMifu
Brazil170 Posts
On November 25 2010 07:48 D10 wrote: Honestly ? my personal belief is that as long as gangsters can make money from selling drugs there will be problems with big organized mafias. We need to legalize drugs at some level, get that off the gangsters hands so they starve to death, without the drug money, they wouldnt be able to pay off anyone, and would quickly be arrested trying dangerous crimes. ) I agree. We should legalize drugs since it is really difficult to stop it. We could then tax it really high to finance security. Many rich people that uuse drugs would rather pay more from a legalized, safe place then buy it from an illegal drug dealer. | ||
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zizou21
United States3683 Posts
Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, say they now have total control of the Vila Cruzeiro shanty town, as they continue a crackdown on violent drug gangs. Dam man, The Brazilian police doesn't fuck around. we should get them to help us in afghanistan :p | ||
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nbMifu
Brazil170 Posts
On November 26 2010 11:11 zizou21 wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11838472 Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, say they now have total control of the Vila Cruzeiro shanty town, as they continue a crackdown on violent drug gangs. Dam man, The Brazilian police doesn't fuck around. we should get them to help us in afghanistan :p If you guys have time, watch Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad) and Tropa de Elite 2 (Elite Squad 2). They are interesting Brazilian movies about the police and crime in Rio. | ||
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D10
Brazil3409 Posts
On November 26 2010 11:11 zizou21 wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11838472 Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, say they now have total control of the Vila Cruzeiro shanty town, as they continue a crackdown on violent drug gangs. Dam man, The Brazilian police doesn't fuck around. we should get them to help us in afghanistan :p To bad Vila Cruzeiro is like 1/40th of the Complexo do Alemao, but I believe they will get there =) And the situation is only solvable because its the classic situation of police arresting the badguys, in your case it seems like badguys vs badguys in the eyes of the avg poor afghani. | ||
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Loeron
Brazil8 Posts
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DamnCats
United States1472 Posts
You don't see people murdering each other over vodka (anymore). WONDER WHY THAT IS? | ||
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