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World Cup previews - Brazil goes after drug traffickers

Brazil launches a "pacification" operation in the favela complex of Lins de Vasconcelos, in the North Zone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The favela complex, or shanty town, was previously controlled by drug traffickers and will now be occupied by the city's 35th UPP or "Police Pacification Unit". The favela pacifications are occurring amid Rio de Janeiro's efforts to improve security ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.