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Comment on Rocinha Community Leader Murdered by Favela Shorts: Chapter 1 – Trouble in Rocinha « Rio Underbelly

Favela Shorts: Chapter 1 – Trouble in Rocinha « Rio Underbelly — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:36:33 +0000

[...] accusations of aggression and sexual abuse by police, a rising crime rate, fire fights, the murder of Vanderlan Barros de Oliveira, aka Feijão President of the Neighborhood of Barcelos Residents [...]

Comment on Three Killed in Rocinha Shootout by Drug Trafficking Gangs Compete for Control of Rocinha | Rio Radar

Drug Trafficking Gangs Compete for Control of Rocinha | Rio Radar — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:02:10 +0000

[...] the initial shock of pacification, either going underground or paying off UPP officers. A recent string of murders in Rocinha suggests that favela invasions can leave the community vulnerable to attacks [...]

Comment on Rocinha Community Leader Murdered by Drug Trafficking Gangs Compete for Control of Rocinha – RIO RADAR OP-ED | Rio Radar

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:57:08 +0000

[...] Rio Radar Real voices. Real time. Skip to content HomeUPPMilitiaResourcesGlossaryKey PlayersAboutContact ← Rocinha Community Leader Murdered [...]

Comment on Rio’s Security Secretary Reevaluates UPP Strategy in São Carlos by Drug Trafficking Gangs Compete for Control of Rocinha – RIO RADAR OP-ED | Rio Radar

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:56:50 +0000

[...] to their own communities after the initial shock of pacification, either going underground or paying off UPP officers. A recent string of murders in Rocinha suggests that favela invasions can leave the community [...]

Comment on Notes on the Invasion of Rocinha by Drug Trafficking Gangs Compete for Control of Rocinha | Rio Radar

Drug Trafficking Gangs Compete for Control of Rocinha | Rio Radar — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:03:34 +0000

[...] arrest, and the invasion of Rocinha a few days later, disrupted an internal power structure that had been in place for six years. [...]

Comment on Two Traffickers Found Dead in São Conrado; Residents Say Traffic Returning to Rocinha by Drug Trafficking Gangs Compete for Control of Rocinha | Rio Radar

Drug Trafficking Gangs Compete for Control of Rocinha | Rio Radar — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:03:18 +0000

[...] shock of pacification, either going underground or paying off UPP officers. A recent string of murders in Rocinha suggests that favela invasions can leave the community vulnerable to attacks from rival [...]

Comment on UPP Coming to Rio’s North Zone in 2012; Police Corruption Detection Measures Underway by The nitty gritty of pacification « RioReal

The nitty gritty of pacification « RioReal — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:39:20 +0000

[...] And Rocinha constitutes only one of several enormous territorial challenges facing security officials. In addition to the ongoing military police takeover of Alemão, Complexo da Maré, Jacarezinho and Manguinhos are high on Beltrame’s to-do list. [...]

Comment on Rocinha’s Residents’ Association and Drug Trafficking: A Brief History by Rocinha Community Leader Murdered | Rio Radar

Rocinha Community Leader Murdered | Rio Radar — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:31:56 +0000

[...] Barros de Oliveira, aka Feijão (“Bean”), the president of one of Rocinha’s residents’ associations, was shot and killed yesterday morning on one of the favela’s main streets. Police surround [...]

Comment on Three Killed in Rocinha Shootout by Rocinha Community Leader Murdered | Rio Radar

Rocinha Community Leader Murdered | Rio Radar — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:42:52 +0000

[...] Rio Radar Real voices. Real time. Skip to content HomeUPPMilitiaResourcesGlossaryKey PlayersAboutContact ← Three Killed in Rocinha Shootout [...]

Comment on Two Traffickers Found Dead in São Conrado; Residents Say Traffic Returning to Rocinha by Rocinha Community Leader Murdered | Rio Radar

Rocinha Community Leader Murdered | Rio Radar — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:41:10 +0000

[...] nearly incident-free until recently, despite having been a major drug trafficking stronghold. The deaths of two known traffickers in February and three in March suggest that the remaining traffickers are struggling for control of [...]