Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• 3,000 Brazilian police seize Rio's biggest slum (AP)
• Troops occupy Rio slum in "historic" operation (Reuters)
• Brazilian Forces Invade Rio's Largest Slum (The Atlantic Wire)

3,000 Brazilian police seize Rio's biggest slum (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2011 02:27 PM PST AP - More than 3,000 police and soldiers backed by armored personnel carriers raced into Brazil's biggest slum before dawn Sunday, quickly gaining control of a shantytown ruled for decades by a heavily armed drug gang.

Troops occupy Rio slum in "historic" operation (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:25 AM PST Reuters - Three thousand troops backed by helicopters and armored vehicles occupied Rio de Janeiro's largest slum without firing a shot on Sunday, the biggest step in the Brazilian city's bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs.

Brazilian Forces Invade Rio's Largest Slum (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 13 Nov 2011 07:50 AM PST The Atlantic Wire - The government of Brazil sent 3,000 troops into Rocinha, the hillside shanty town overlooking Rio de Janeiro, in an effort to drive out crime and violence in advance of the 2014 World Cup.

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