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| Brazil police occupy Rio favela in World Cup operation | Brazil police occupy Rio favela in World Cup operation |
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| Brazilian security forces have occupied one of Rio de Janeiro's biggest slums as part of a major crackdown ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. | Brazilian security forces have occupied one of Rio de Janeiro's biggest slums as part of a major crackdown ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. |
| Some 800 police and special forces moved into the Mangueira shantytown, without needing to fire a shot, having announced the raid in advance. | Some 800 police and special forces moved into the Mangueira shantytown, without needing to fire a shot, having announced the raid in advance. |
| The slum - or favela - is close to Rio's famous Maracana stadium, where the World Cup final will be played. | The slum - or favela - is close to Rio's famous Maracana stadium, where the World Cup final will be played. |
| The pre-dawn operation involved armoured vehicles and helicopters. | The pre-dawn operation involved armoured vehicles and helicopters. |
| According to the newspaper, O Globo, leaflets were thrown out of the helicopters, some with photos of wanted criminals. | According to the newspaper, O Globo, leaflets were thrown out of the helicopters, some with photos of wanted criminals. |
| Others were printed with the police special forces' telephone number so that residents could pass on information about drugs traffickers or weapons. | Others were printed with the police special forces' telephone number so that residents could pass on information about drugs traffickers or weapons. |
| BBC Brazil correspondent Paulo Cabral says most of Mangueira's residents co-operated with the operation, as they want to rid the area of drug dealers. | BBC Brazil correspondent Paulo Cabral says most of Mangueira's residents co-operated with the operation, as they want to rid the area of drug dealers. |
| He says that Rio's authorities are making an effort to gain the trust of those living in the slums, who - after decades of abuse - have got used to seeing the police as their enemy. | He says that Rio's authorities are making an effort to gain the trust of those living in the slums, who - after decades of abuse - have got used to seeing the police as their enemy. |
| Mangueira - home to one of Rio's most famous samba schools - is the 18th favela that the authorities have occupied recently. |