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Brazilian gangs use children to do the dirty work

By Alain at 04/06/07 06:48

Barely out of their teens, Brazilian children are welcomed into the drug gangs to the do the dirty work as their prison sentences are shorter when they are caught.

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Italian terrorist captured after 30 years in Brazil

Italian police celebrated the capture of Cesare Battisti in Rio recently. He is reputedly a cold-blooded killer and left wing terrorist who has evaded capture for almost 30 years.

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Police battle gangs for control in Rio's slums

Police and militia groups, who have wrested control of many of Brazil's slums, regularly fight pitched battles in Rio's poorer quarters.

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