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    Vigilante Groups in Brazil Trump Drug Gangs and Become Rio’s New Authority

    The push of vigilante groups in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas (shantytowns) in the last ...

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    Luiz Augusto Gollo

    Brazil: Two Ex-Cops Get 31 Years in Jail for Torturing Journalists

    Two Brazilian former police officers  were convicted for being part of the militia that ...

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    Brazilian Policeman Suspect of Torturing Journalists Surrenders

    A Brazilian civilian police inspector who is accused of heading the militia that kidnapped ...

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    Police at work at Favela da Maré, in Rio, Brazil

    Now You Can Buy Protection in Brazil from Police-Linked Militias

    Militias formed by police, ex-police officers, firemen, prison workers, and military personnel have expelled ...

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    Robert Garcia