Army in shootout with gang members in Rio; listen to Folha's journalist

Clashes between criminals and soldiers in Rio continued on Friday. Since last Sunday (21st) a wave of attacks and arson attacks against buses and cars has taken over different points of the state of Rio de Janeiro. By late Friday afternoon 100 vehicles had been burned.

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On the podcast below, journalist Gabriela Manzini talks about the attacks in Rio.

Gabriela Manzini