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Military police strengthen security on the access roads to the Morro do Pavao-Pavaozinho in Copacabana, south of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, after a man shot dead in the area this morning, October 24, 2013. Residents accuse police of the murder. Photo: Osvaldo Praddo/Agencia O Dia/Estadao Conteudo
Military police strengthen security on the access roads to the Morro do Pavao-Pavaozinho in Copacabana, south of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, after a man shot dead in the area this morning, October 24, 2013. Residents accuse police of the murder. Photo: Osvaldo Praddo/Agencia O Dia/Estadao Conteudo
Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE) policemen get out of an armored vehicle, during peace operations at Lins favela (shantytown) in Rio de Janeiro, on October 6, 2013. About 1,000 forces --including militarymen, federal policemen and civilians-- were deployed for the operation. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON
Brazilian Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE) policemen secure the entrance to Lins favela (shantytown) in Rio de Janeiro, during peace operations on October 6, 2013. About 1,000 forces --including militarymen, federal policemen and civilians-- were deployed for the operation. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON
Brazilian Riot Control Battalion (CHOQUE) policemen patrol Lins favela (shantytown) in Rio de Janeiro, during peace operations on October 6, 2013. About 1,000 forces --including militarymen, federal policemen and civilians-- were deployed for the operation. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON
Brazilian Riot Control Battalion (CHOQUE) policemen patrol Lins favela (shantytown) in Rio de Janeiro, during peace operations on October 6, 2013. About 1,000 forces --including militarymen, federal policemen and civilians-- were deployed for the operation. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON
A military helicopter patrols the Lins slum complex during an operation to install a Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Elite police units backed by armored military vehicles and helicopters invaded the 12 communities part of the Lins slum complex. The action is part of a policing program aiming to drive violent and heavily armed drug gangs out of Rio's slums, where the traffickers have ruled for decades. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A military police armoured vehicles drives through the beachfront of Rio de Janeiro during the visit by Pope Francis, on July 25, 2013. On the fourth day of his visit to Brazil and borne along by adoring crowds, Pope Francis waded into the country's ramshackle slums and onto the front line of its fierce national battle over poverty and corruption, before going to the much wealthier district of Copacabana for his welcome by the youth. AFP PHOTO / TASSO MARCELO
Riot police officers clash with demonstrators protesting against the $53 million from public coffers spent on the pope's visit, in the surroundings of the Guanabara Palace where Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff offered a welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis, in Rio de Janeiro, on July 22, 2013. Pope Francis arrived in Brazil on his first foreign trip as pontiff to attend the international festival World Youth Day in Brazil, the world's biggest Catholic country. AFP PHOTO / TASSO MARCELO
Riot police officers are deployed in Rio de Janeiro on July 11, 2013 after clashes erupted in parts of the city following a march by Brazilian workers in a day of industrial action called by major unions to press demands for better work conditions. Demonstrators on Thursday blocked roads and staged protest rallies across the country on the "National Day of Struggles" which was called by the country's five leading labour federations during last month's mass street protests to demand better public services and an end to endemic corruption. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON
Riot police officers are deployed in Rio de Janeiro on July 11, 2013 after clashes erupted in parts of the city following a march by Brazilian workers in a day of industrial action called by major unions to press demands for better work conditions. Demonstrators on Thursday blocked roads and staged protest rallies across the country on the "National Day of Struggles" which was called by the country's five leading labour federations during last month's mass street protests to demand better public services and an end to endemic corruption. AFP PHOTO / TASSO MARCELO
A soccer fan poses for photos next to an armored vehicle outside the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Brazilian police are carrying out the biggest security operation yet for a soccer match, as Brazil plays Spain in the final of the Confederations Cup. Protesters have taken to the streets all over Brazil in the past two weeks, calling for a wide-range of reforms(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
