Brazil favelas pacification operation - in pictures

Monday, 07 Oct 2013

The favela complex of Lins de Vasconcelos in Rio de Janeiro was previously controlled by drug traffickers but will now be occupied by the city's police pacification unit, part of Rio's efforts to improve security before the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games

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Favela clearance: A Brazilian military police helicopter flies over the Lins favela (shantyto — A Brazilian military police helicopter flies over the Lins favela (shantytown) in Rio de Janeiro during pacification operations Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

Favela clearances: Special Police Operations Battalion policemen get out of an armoured vehicl — Police officers get out of an armoured vehicle Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

Favela clearance: The introduction of the peacekeeping program is part of the efforts to crac — The introduction of the pacification programme is part of efforts to crack down on crime and increase security as Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament and the 2016 Olympic Games Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/REUTERS

Favela clearance: City Hall workers clean the pavement before the ceremony dedicated to the n — City Hall workers clean the pavement before the ceremony dedicated to the new pacifying unit in the Lins favela Photograph: Fabio Teixeira/Demotix via Corbis

Favela clearance: Residents watch police as they patrol on horseback patrol during a pacifica — Residents watch as police on horseback go on patrol during a pacification operation Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Favela clearance: An armed soldier takes position in the favela, as part of a policing progra — An armed soldier takes position in the favela Photograph: Gustavo Oliveira /Demotix via Corbis

Favela clearance: A young child salutes next to a police officer i — A young child salutes next to a police officer during the pacification operation Photograph: Fabio Teixeira/Demotix/Corbis

Favela clearance: Police officers patrol at the Arvore Seca slum — Police officers patrol at the Arvore Seca slum Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

Favela clearance: A police officer patrols the Lins slum complex during an operation to insta — A police officer on patrol in the Lins favela complex during a pacification operation in Rio de Janeiro Photograph: Silvia Izquierdo/AP

Favela clearances: Residents watch as military police on horseback patrol during a 'pacificati — Residents watch as military police on horseback patrol during a pacification operation Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Favela clearance: Special forces soldiers stand by as a military helicopter flies overhead d — Special forces soldiers stand by as a military helicopter flies overhead during a pacification operation Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

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