Update on the Rio Civil War in the city...
The army & Police have taken over one of the biggest slums here. There are still many helicopters flying around and many people have been told to stay at home. The people who live up in the hill of the slums have been told to not leave and if they have already left, then their not allowed back in their homes. The police have it surrounded. They are checking everyone in the area.
The drug dealers were given a choice to surrender yesterday but they never so the army have forced into the scheme and caught many of the drug dealers. Alot of drugs, weapons and money have been found and taken to the police headquarters. The top drug dealers have been flown out of Rio de Janeiro and to other cities in Brazil to try and keep them from interacting with other drug dealers in the area.