In Rio de Janeiro verteidigen so genannte Drogenfraktionen mit Waffengewalt ihre stabilisierte Gebietsherrschaft über die Elendsviertel. Herausgefordert werden sie von rivalisierenden kriminellen Zusammenschlüssen und von einem Staat, der auf diese Entwicklung mit einer Militarisierung seiner Polizeiaktionen reagiert hat. Die Konsequenz ist eine Gewaltspirale, die zunehmend kriegsähnlich zu verlaufen scheint und jährlich über 1000 Menschen das Leben kostet. Findet deshalb aber in Rio de Janeiro tatsächlich - wie Vertreter von Politik und Medien propagieren - ein Krieg statt? ...
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