In a new development, Mayor Eduardo Paes is actively confronting a growing, dangerous criminal trend in Rio de Janeiro. Criminal factions are extorting R$ 500,000 ($100,000) to permit the construction of Parque Piedade, a development with a budget of R$65 million ($13 million). This echoes a national issue of criminal influence on development projects. Rio’s […]
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