Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Brazil cracks down in Rio drugs offensive (AFP)
• Brazil beefs up Rio police after gangs rob drivers (AP)
• Police raid slums in third day of Rio violence (Reuters)

Brazil cracks down in Rio drugs offensive (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:44 PM PST AFP - Rolling out helicopter-backed armored tanks, police in Rio launched a broad crackdown on gangs and drug-trafficking groups Tuesday in 20 slums, killing at least two suspects, authorities said.

Brazil beefs up Rio police after gangs rob drivers (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2010 01:09 PM PST AP - Brazilian officials sent 1,200 extra police into the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to halt an upsurge of roadblocks and mass robberies by gangs that they say are challenging police for control of slums.

Police raid slums in third day of Rio violence (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:17 AM PST Reuters - Rio de Janeiro police raided slums and called up reinforcements on Tuesday as they tried to douse a third day of violence orchestrated by suspected drug gang members who have attacked police stations and burned cars in the Brazilian city.

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