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A police officer stands guard as people walk past closed shops at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro May 23, 2013. Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops shut in Complexo do Alemao slum, one of its biggest, early Thursday, forcing school closures, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil before it hosts the World Cup, Olympics and other big upcoming events. ... more 

A police officer stands guard as people walk past closed shops at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro May 23, 2013. Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops shut in Complexo do Alemao slum, one of its biggest, early Thursday, forcing school closures, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil before it hosts the World Cup, Olympics and other big upcoming events. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS DRUGS SOCIETY) less