Gangs wreak havoc on continent’s largest city
Gangs torched buses and attacked banks and police stations across South America’s biggest city before dawn on Thursday, deepening crime fears as a wave of rampant violence entered its third day. At least six people have been killed in nearly 100 attacks on police and civilian targets since Tuesday night in what authorities believe is retaliation for a possible transfer of gang leaders to Brazil’s first federal penitentiary. Full Story