In this July 6, 2016 photo, a drug gang leader poses for a photo in a slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He told Associated Press journalists that drug dealers win the hearts and minds of locals by paying for food and medicine, providing a lifeline for many living in crushing poverty. Law enforcement experts say Brazil's worst recession since the 1930s is at the heart of the surge in violence with overall murders are on the rise. (Photo by Felipe Dana/AP Photo)
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