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Dark side of the Yoon: South Korea’s chaos

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The Escalating Violence of Rio: Militias and Drug Gangs

This chapter explores the disturbing increase of violence in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on the assassination of a prominent activist and the intertwining of local armed groups with political agendas. It offers a historical perspective on the transformation of vigilante groups into organized crime syndicates, while juxtaposing the situation in Rio with violence patterns in other parts of Brazil.

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