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Inside Rio’s Gang Controlled Favelas

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Red Command is Brazil’s oldest gang. Inside the shanty towns they control, there’s no police, no government, no rule of law. Street justice only. We spent a week with Red Command to see how a gang takes on the role of a government. Welcome to the favelas…

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Inside Rio’s Gang Controlled Favelas

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