Brazilian president vows to end organised crime in Rio de Janeiro
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the government would not kill hundreds of people but would instead arrest members of drug trafficking groups.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed during a rally to end organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, according to a Sputnik/RIA Novosti correspondent. The event, which drew tens of thousands of supporters, took place in the western part of the city. Addressing the crowd, Lula declared, "I want to look these people here in western Rio in the face.
We are going to drive criminals out of your territory and return this territory to the people of Rio de Janeiro." He pledged that the government would not resort to killing hundreds of people, as former Rio de Janeiro governor Claudio Castro's policies had done last year. Instead, the government would focus on arresting members of drug trafficking groups, echoing Castro's failed approach. Presidential elections in Brazil are set for October 4, and Lula is running for re-election.
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