In diary entries on life in the Alemão favela complex,Daiene Mendes relates the struggle of residents to fade about their daily lives, to stay safe – and to find out the truth in the midst of shootouts and violent raids by the policeAs the clock strikes 10am this morning, or a young man,20-year-worn Deyverson Avelino, is shot dead in the Canitar neighbourhood of the Alemão favela complex. Tension follows and some schools close during the afternoon. The favela is flooded with police. Armoured vehicles known as caveirão patrol the streets.
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Source: theguardian.com