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Brazilians hit the streets to protest against gang gun battles and police

Residents and activist lays on the ground holding signs that read in Portuguese 'Peace' and 'Live' during a protest against police and gang gun battles that put residents in the crossfire at the Complexo da Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums and frequently shoot it out with rival gangs over territory and engage in gun battles with military police during operations. (AP)
Residents and activist lays on the ground holding signs that read in Portuguese 'Peace' and 'Live' during a protest against police and gang gun battles that put residents in the crossfire at the Complexo da Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums and frequently shoot it out with rival gangs over territory and engage in gun battles with military police during operations. (AP)
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Bullet holes are filled with flowers, placed by demonstrators protesting police and gang gun battles that put residents in the crossfire in the Complexo da Mare slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums and frequently have shootouts with rival gangs over territory, and battle military police. (AP)
Bullet holes are filled with flowers, placed by demonstrators protesting police and gang gun battles that put residents in the crossfire in the Complexo da Mare slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums and frequently have shootouts with rival gangs over territory, and battle military police. (AP)
Students hold a banner that reads in Portuguese 'School of peace' during a protest against police and gang gun battles that put residents in the crossfire at the Complexo da Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums and frequently shoot it out with rival gangs over territory and engage in gun battles with military police during operations. (AP)
Students hold a banner that reads in Portuguese 'School of peace' during a protest against police and gang gun battles that put residents in the crossfire at the Complexo da Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums and frequently shoot it out with rival gangs over territory and engage in gun battles with military police during operations. (AP)
A resident watches a protest against clashes between police and gangs that put residents in the crossfire at the Complexo da Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums in the city and frequently shoot it out with rival gangs over territory and engage in gun battles with military police during operations. (AP )
A resident watches a protest against clashes between police and gangs that put residents in the crossfire at the Complexo da Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums in the city and frequently shoot it out with rival gangs over territory and engage in gun battles with military police during operations. (AP )
Residents protest outside a home covered with flowers placed inside bullet holes, as they demonstrate against violence in the Complexo da Mare slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums and frequently shoot it out with rival gangs over territory and engage in gun battles with military police during operations. (AP)
Residents protest outside a home covered with flowers placed inside bullet holes, as they demonstrate against violence in the Complexo da Mare slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heavily armed gangs run drug businesses from many of the hundreds of slums and frequently shoot it out with rival gangs over territory and engage in gun battles with military police during operations. (AP)
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