Beefing up security in Rio's slums
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Residents observe a police officer take up position during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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Police officers take up positions during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A police officer takes up position during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A police officer takes up position during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A woman extends a sheet on a clothesline as police officer patrols during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A police officer takes up position during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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Girls rest along an alley as police officers patrol during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A boy rides a bicycle past police officers taking up positions during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A police officer takes up position during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A woman wearing a Barcelona jersey with Lionel Messi's name holds a child as police officers take up positions during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A police officer takes up position during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A police officer takes up position during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A woman carries a mannequin past police officers patrolling during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A fruit vendor stands at his kombi van at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A dog strains against its leash at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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Black vultures stand on a goalpost at a soccer field at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A girl smiles outside her home at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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A boy plays on his tablet outside his house at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil will deploy federal troops to Rio de Janeiro to help quell a surge in violent crime following attacks last week by drug traffickers on police posts in three slums on the north side of the city, government officials said on Friday. Less than three months before Rio welcomes tens of thousands of foreign soccer fans for the World Cup, the attacks cast new doubts on government efforts to expel gangs from slums using a strong police presence. The city will host the Olympics in 2016.