The armed conflict for control of the favelas in Greater Rio de Janeiro or simply Civil conflict for control of the favelas is an ongoing conflict between...

percent of the Brazilian population lived in favelas and other slums. Favelas are located in 323 of the 5,565 Brazilian municipalities. The term favela dates...

present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. The criteria of inclusion are the following: Armed conflicts consist in the use of armed...

city and counter-attack the drug traffickers by taking control of their headquarters in the favelas, located at the group of slums named Complexo do Alemão...

to leave favelas now administered by UPP police forces, their familial connections remain. Also, gang members from other favelas who are of the same faction...

both vigilante and organized crime activities. In the favelas, drug gangs like ADA and Red Command control trafficking and violence networks, openly selling...

disadvantageous for heat dissipation. The trigger group, which is integrated with the pistol grip and hinged from the receiver, is equipped with a fire control selector...

mountain and cavernous areas, as well as favelas and combat diving; escorting of valuable armaments. Group of Special Tactical Actions – occurrences with...

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called favelas; a famous example is Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro, home to up to 180,000 people. Favelas are mostly inhabited by the poorest strata of society...

between residents of the favelas and the rest of the population in Rio de Janeiro. By creating and supporting project such as Viva Favela, an internet communication...

das Favelas" (Favela's ADPF) in Brazil's Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal – STF) demanding actions towards minimizing police terror in the communities...

in Brazil's favelas, production of fake goods in the colonías of Tijuana, smuggling in katchi abadis and slums of Karachi, or production of synthetic drugs...

driven the drug trade to the favelas of Rio. Often, gangs hire "lookouts" to warn members of upcoming law enforcement. The dense environments of favelas in...

resources to the favelas in Rio de Janeiro to gain control over them. He also has most of the Rio civil and military police and local division of the Brazilian...

000 people live in its 763 favelas, 22% of Rio's total population. São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, has more favelas (1,020), but proportionally...

19.8% of São Paulo's population lived in favelas, compared to 5.2% in 1980. Today, it is estimated that 2.1 million Paulistas live in favelas, which...

The games took players to real locations, from the streets of New York City to the favelas of Brazil, to the war-torn Middle East and the ruins of Chernobyl...

which was developed by the United States Army for riot control in 1919, is still widely used against protesters. The use of tear gas in warfare is prohibited...

low-income neighbourhoods throughout São Paulo, known as favelas. During its early expansion phase, the PCC sold drugs at cost price to lesser drug dealers...

Polly. "'New Violence': Silencing Women's Experiences in the Favelas of Brazil." Journal of Latin American Studies 42, no. 04 (November 2010): 719–47...

favelas do Rio e ataca católicos e umbandistas". Fórum. 2020-07-25. "Traficantes usam pandemia para criar 'Complexo de Israel' unindo cinco favelas na...

Hatch Productions pictures of favelas as reference for the Africa scenes. Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, the score for X-Men Origins: Wolverine was...

needs assessment, disaggregating control of resources and decision making within the household, planning for balancing the triple role, distinguishing between...

November 2022. Savannah de Tessières (January 2018). At the Crossroads of Sahelian Conflicts: Insecurity, Terrorism, and Arms Trafficking in Niger (PDF)...

residents of high crime favelas such as the areas portrayed in the film City of God and mainly Elite Squad. Police response in many parts of Brazil is...

population living in cities, including one-fifth of the population said to live in shantytowns (favelas, poblaciones callampas, etc.). Batam, Indonesia...

charging fees for the sale of gas and mineral water, and control of slot machines. The first arrest warrants were issued on December 13, 2018. Civil police officers...

Brazilian favelas are considerably higher than other areas due to gangs controlling the areas. Victims of these gangs, both inside and outside the "no-go"...

conflict with the police forces and attempts to snatch Cohen away. In the end, fifteen people were arrested, including five students and two civil servants...