Residents of the sprawling shantytowns known as favelas that surround Rio de Janeiro have benefitted from a dramatic drop in drug-related violence and street crime since the establishment of a comprehensive policing program known as Police Pacification Units [Unidades de Policia Pacificadora, or UPP] five years ago, authorities said.
UPPs Drive Criminals From Rio’s Favelas Ahead of 2014 FIFA World Cup
June 17, 2013
