Vigilantes Impose Peace in Rio Slums

The cracked asphalt soccer field in the Roquete Pinto slum was off-limits to children _ "reserved" by gangs selling marijuana and cocaine. Then, a few months ago, a mysterious squad of beefy men with submachine guns started patrolling on foot, and the drug dealers disappeared. it seems that law enforcement has fallen into a gray area in many



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