Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Police take control of Rio slum (Reuters)
• Brazil police raid gang-ridden Rio slum (AP)
• Brazil claims 'D-Day' victory on Rio slums (AFP)
• Brazilian police launch raid in Rio slums (AFP)

Police take control of Rio slum (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 03:07 PM PST Reuters - Police arrested gang members and seized large quantities of drugs and weapons in a large Rio de Janeiro slum they occupied on Sunday, in a major advance in the war against the city's drug lords.

Brazil police raid gang-ridden Rio slum (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 12:27 PM PST AP - Police and soldiers charged into Rio's most dangerous slum at daybreak Sunday, seizing the bastion of the city's biggest drug gang in a battle to make the seaside metropolis safe for the Olympics and soccer's World Cup.

Brazil claims 'D-Day' victory on Rio slums (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 11:41 AM PST AFP - Brazil claimed victory Sunday in its crackdown on the slums of Rio de Janeiro after an unprecedented military operation to drive out drug traffickers and secure the notorious favelas.

Brazilian police launch raid in Rio slums (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:44 AM PST AFP - Brazilian security forces early Sunday launched a raid against a slum where between 500 and 600 drug traffickers are holed up and refuse to surrender.

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