PHOTOS: Brazilian military plans to control violence in “pacified” slums, Rio de Janeiro
March 25, 2014
Framed behind a web of electrical wires and makeshift clotheslines, a military police officer takes position during an operation in the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Elite federal police and army troops will be sent to the city to help quell a wave of violence in so-called "pacified" slums. Recent attacks on police bases in the favelas is raising concerns about an ambitious security program that began in 2008, in part to secure the city ahead of this year's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Violence )
Upon hearing gun shots, a military police officer runs for cover, past residents, during an operation in the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( APTOPIX Brazil Violence )
Military police officer patrol during an occupation operation of the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Violence )
A young resident looks out from his home as military police officers patrol during an operation in the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Violence )
A military police officer patrols in front of residents during an occupation operation in the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Violence )
A man pets a cat while watching military police officers patrol during an operation in the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Violence )
A military police officer takes position during an operation in the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Violence )
Military police officers patrol during an operation in the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Violence )
A young resident looks out from his window as military police officers patrol during an operation in the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Violence )
Framed between makeshift clotheslines, a military police officer patrols during an operation in the Mare slum complex, ahead of its "pacification," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( APTOPIX Brazil Violence )
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