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Comment by truth on March 30, 2014 at 4:53pm

Armed police in tanks with overhead helicopter guards storm notorious Rio slum in controversial 'clean-up' ahead of World Cup

1,400 armed police and marines have stormed one of Brazil's biggest slums in bulletproof trucks
Helicopters circle as scores of military point guns at residents as they walk through the streets in which they live
Operation to rid Complexo da Mare, home to more than 130,000 residents, of violence and drug gangs started today
Since 2011, government has cracked down on slums within the city ahead of World Cup which begins in June
Brazilian police have attracted widespread criticism following use of violence and 'covered-up' murders

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2592613/Brazilian-governmen...