Rio de Janeiro Under Military Intervention
Brazil’s congress had approved a decree to put the military in charge of Rio de Janeiro’s security forces on February 2018 when soldiers and police spread out throughout in the city to combat rising crime.
Violence in Rio de Janeiro state has increased in the two months since the military was put in charge of the state’s security forces amid a spike in violent crimes, Brazilian researchers said.
A report by the Intervention Observatory of Rio’s Candido Mendes University said 1,299 shootouts occurred in the two months leading up to the military takeover of the state’s public security operations in mid-February.
Between February and July 2018, there were 736 deaths during police operations compared to 547 during the same period last year, according to state figures..
*This photo collection, most part taken during assignments for AP, has the intention to overview the 10 months of the Military Intervention In Rio de Janeiro. Some situations were registered couple months before the intervention, that complements the perception of violence increasing in the city.
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Soldiers take position during an early morning surprise operation in the Mare complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. According to local media, 800 soldiers raided the slum conducting search warrants related to a military investigation. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Soldiers patrol in the forest at the top of the Chapeu Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 21, 2018. Almost 2000 soldiers took part in a surprise operation as part of security actions led by the Rio de Janiero military intervention. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Soldiers take position during an early morning surprise operation in the Mare complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. According to local media, 800 soldiers raided the slum conducting search warrants related to a military investigation. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Soldiers and police officers stand next to three suspects, detained during a surprise operation in the City of God slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Police and military forces took part in a series of raids two days before Rio de Janeiro kicks off its world famous Carnival celebrations. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Soldiers arrive at the funeral of the soldier Joao Viktor da Silva in Japeri, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Da Silva died during shootouts with military personnel and police in greater Rio de Janeiro on Monday as violence erupted in several areas of the city. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A young student looks at a Brazilian marine as she and her classmates have their bags inspected during a surprise operation in Kelson's slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. Members of the armed forces and the police spread out in the slum in northern Rio in the first major operation since the military took control of security forces in the state. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A man covers a baby's face as a soldier patrols the street in a surprise operation in the City of God slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Police and military forces took part in a series of raids two days before Rio de Janeiro kicks off its world famous Carnival celebrations. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Soldiers stand guard on a footbridge at the Lins Complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Thousands of troops and police are entering the complex in one of the largest operations since the military took control of security in the Brazilian city last month. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A woman stands in a doorway smoking a cigarette as soldiers take part in a surprise operation in the Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Troops have been sent to Rio due to the increase of the violence, and in an attempt to help restore order, but so far have had little impact. The operation on Thursday took place three weeks ahead of Carnival, when thousands of tourists are expected to arrive in the city. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A little girl runs past a soldier with his weapon drawn, during a surprise operation in the City of God slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Police and military forces took part in a series of raids two days before Rio de Janeiro kicks off its world famous Carnival celebrations. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A special battalion police officer, right, aims his weapon as others step out of an armored vehicle during an operation against alleged drug traffickers in the Rocinha slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. According to the local news, at least nine people were injured, including several police officers, during the shootout. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A youth carries his injured dog Thales, hit by a stray bullet during a heavy exchange between police and alleged drug traffickers at the Rocinha slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. According to the local news, at least nine people were injured during the shootout, including several police officers. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Police officers take position next to a dog as they patrol during an operation in the City of God slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2018. Rio has struggled to curb surging violence amid fallout from the country’s worst recession in decades. (Photo/Leo Correa)
In this Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 photo, a soldier patrol in an alley during a surprise operation at the Vila Kennedy slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some fear the military intervention will lead to more police violence against blacks. Seventy-six percent of the people killed during police operations in Brazil between 2015 and 2016 were black, according to the Brazilian Public Security Forum. (Photo/Leo Correa)
Soldiers take part in a surprise operation in Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Troops have been sent to Rio due to the increase of the violence, and in an attempt to help restore order, but so far have had little impact. The operation on Thursday took place three weeks ahead of Carnival, when thousands of tourists are expected to arrive in the city. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
In this Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 photo, a soldier takes a picture of a resident and his identification card during a surprise operation at the Vila Kennedy slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Michel Temer's presidential decree to put the military in charge of Rio's security forces has caused unease in Brazil, where many still remember the 1964-1985 military regime. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Residents stand near a police car riddled with bullets after a shootout between police and alleged drug traffickers trying to rob a cargo truck in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Police frustrated the robbery along Avenida Brasil that resulted in two officers injured and three suspects arrested, according to military police. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A police officer takes position during a search for suspected drug traffickers along the road known as the Linha Amarela, or Yellow Line, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. A firefight apparently spilled onto the multiple-lane road in northern Rio during a police operation in City of God, a violent shantytown that was featured in 2002 Oscar-nominated film by the same name. (Photo/Leo Correa)
Police officers help a woman who was taking cover against a median barrier during a confrontation between police and suspected drug traffickers along the road known as the Linha Amarela, or Yellow Line, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The firefight apparently spilled onto the multiple-lane road in northern Rio during a police operation in City of God, a violent shantytown that was featured in 2002 Oscar-nominated film by the same name. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Armed police officers stand at Red beach during a search for alleged drug traffickers at Urca neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 8, 2018. A shootout erupted next to Rio de Janeiro's iconic Sugarloaf mountain and brought one of the city's most touristy areas to a halt. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A woman, who was experiencing a power blackout in the area she lives in, washes her dishes next to a city water pipe that was tapped into by residents who have no access to water, in the Lins Complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Thousands of troops and police are entering the complex in one of the largest operations since the military took control of security in the Brazilian city last month. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Soldiers on patrol watch a man drives past on his tricycle at the City of God slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 7, 2018. More than five thousand soldiers and policemen took part in a surprise operation in six of Rio's slums as part the military intervention. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
An elite police officer, bottom left, patrols one day after police came under fire during a shift change in the Alemao slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 16, 2018. Rio is experiencing a wave of violence as gangs vie for control and police struggle to maintain order. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Soldiers patrol in the forest at the top of the Chapeu Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 21, 2018. Almost 2000 soldiers took part in a surprise operation as part of security actions led by the Rio de Janiero military intervention. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Soldiers cry as they leave the cemetery after attending the burial of soldier Joao Viktor da Silva in Japeri, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Da Silva died during shootouts with military personnel and police in greater Rio de Janeiro on Monday as violence erupted in several areas of the city. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A soldier attends the burial of soldier Joao Viktor da Silva in Japeri, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Da Silva died during shootouts with military personnel and police in greater Rio de Janeiro on Monday as violence erupted in several areas of the city. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
