Replacing police in Rio
The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood.
- Brazilian Army soldiers stand guard next to an armored vehicle at the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- Seen through a car window, a police officer carries a bag of drugs seized during a police operation at the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- A man detained as a suspected drug trafficker is placed in a paddy wagon during a police operation at the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- Brazilian Army soldiers walk on a pile of sandbags during the dismantling of one of their bases in the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- Police officers stand next to a suspect drug trafficker and bags of drugs seized during a police operation at the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- Brazilian Army soldiers stand guard at the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- Brazilian Army soldiers stand guard next to an armored vehicle at the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- Brazilian Army soldiers stand atop sand bags during the dismantling their base at the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- Police officers talk to a suspect drug trafficker and bags of drugs seized during a police operation at the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- Brazilian Army soldiers ride in an armored vehicle as they leave the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The last soldiers and marines occupying the Mare complex of slums will be replaced by police as part of the program to “pacify” and reduce violence in the favela. The process started in April with a June 30 deadline for the army to vacate the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)