World Cup and Olympic slum crackdowns
Photo of a slum in Brazil (Image by Crystal Davis, World Resources Institute 2007)
Brazil is trying to crack down on organized crime in Rio de Janeiro's favelas. There is criticism that the government is cracking down on only the slums near wealthy areas. The BBC's Paulo Cabral talks with The World about the political climate around the crackdowns and the repercussions.
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