Rio’s ‘pacification’ programme in the spotlight as police killings continue during the World Cup.
![Pacification Unit officers patrol next to a mural of slain dancer Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira [Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014625104740338734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Some 4,800 homeless people set up a protest camp near a $350-million stadium in Sao Paulo to demand housing.
Only official vendors or people authorised by FIFA can sell products around World Cup stadiums, causing local anger.
Since the military’s ‘pacification’ in Rio de Janeiro, commercial tourism of downtrodden areas has exploded.
![In the Santa Marta favela, 150 homes are slated for removal by the government [Elizabeth Gorman/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014611121753893734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Amnesty International report on excessive use of force by Brazil’s police raises concerns ahead of football tournament.
![Military police say violent protests are the biggest threat during the World Cup [Elizabeth Gorman/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201465111552985580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Rio de Janeiro favela hosts People’s Cup for communities affected by FIFA restrictions, evictions and home demolitions.
![Some Rio residents were evicted to make way for lucrative developments [Elizabeth Gorman/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201453013937459734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Former security contractor uses a web forum to support an independent report lambasting US government snooping.
![The exiled computer expert condemned "indiscriminate mass surveillance" [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014124105310728580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)