Heavily armed Brazilian army troops and police launched a pre-dawn crackdown Saturday on gangs operating out of slums across Rio de Janeiro, following a steep rise in crime. Their main goal was to stop gangs behind a surge in brazen robberies of commercial trucks. • r/worldnews

Heavily armed Brazilian army troops and police launched a pre-dawn crackdown Saturday on gangs operating out of slums across Rio de Janeiro, following a steep rise in crime. Their main goal was to stop gangs behind a surge in brazen robberies of commercial trucks. (france24.com) via Pocket http://ift.tt/2wj1vP3