GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Responding to Gangs in Brazil's Two Largest Cities
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Oct 23, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
![A policeman fires into a building during a protest over the killing of a bystander in Rio de Janeiro during August 2019.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/brazil-gangs-militias-display-gettyimages-1160483845_0.jpg?itok=fIkNRJQ8)
A policeman fires into a building during a protest over the killing of a bystander in Rio de Janeiro during August 2019.
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Highlights
- Brazil's largest and most violent gang, First Capital Command, rules the criminal landscape in Sao Paulo, Brazil's most populous city.
- The Red Command is its main rival, and it dominates the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second-largest city.
- Building a state response will require careful analysis and will need to start with intelligence-led policing.
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