Follow us on Image Source : REUTERS Rio police occupy favelas in new push to combat gangs Rio de Janeiro: A police raid Tuesday morning in several Rio de Janeiro's sprawling, low-income neighbourhoods left at least nine dead and six injured, police said in a statement. The raids targeted areas controlled by the Red Command drug trafficking group and took place in several communities in the city's north, including Cidade de Deus, and the Alemao and Penha complexes of favelas. Local residents took to social media to share videos and photos of intense gunfire. Thousands of children were forced to...