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19 killed in Rio shantytown shootout, police raid

At least 19 people were killed in poor neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, some in a shootout between rival gangs and others in a police raid, Brazilian police said. The killings occurred a day after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva agreed to speed up the deployment of a special federal security force around the city. Full Story