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Rio Law
In Rio de Janeiro, gangs run the prisons and militias control many shanty towns, killing with impunity. Lucy Ash asks if the authorities can end the rule of gangs, guns and greed.
Brazil is booming economically and growing in confidence on the world stage, but in the city of Rio de Janeiro law and order have been turned upside down. Gangs run the prisons and ruthless militias - often made up of former police officers - control many shanty towns, killing with impunity. Lucy Ash asks if the authorities can end the rule of gangs, guns and greed.
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BBC World Service Online
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- Thu 17 Dec 200911:00BBC Radio 4 FM
- Mon 21 Dec 200920:30BBC Radio 4
- Christmas Eve 200912:32BBC World Service Online
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- Christmas Day 200904:32BBC World Service Online
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