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Criminals control Rio communications towers in 72 neighborhoods; blackmail operators

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Organized crime has taken control of another aspect of public life in Rio de Janeiro, with up to 26 telecommunications tower masts across the city in the control of criminal organizations.

These masts and antennae are located in various neighborhoods in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, including Barra de Tijuca, Campo Grande, Madureira, and Vila Isabel. In total, these cases occur in 72 neighborhoods in the capital. Outside the capital the problem occurs in suburban Niterói, São Gonçalo and Itaboraí.

The gangs refuse entry to communications workers and have blocked the access . . .

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