Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 13th Mar, 2014. The Villa Kennedy in Bangu, in the West Zone of Rio, was occupied by police in a special operation to install another Pacifying Police Unit, the occupation was taken by police BOPE and Shock Battalion. The occupation will take place in a time of great tension in the region, as clashes between police and drug traffickers have been frequent. About a hundred thousand people live in the region. (Photo by Fabio Teixeira / Pacific Press/Alamy Live News)

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