A wave of violence of rattles Rio

SAO PAULO, Brazil - heavily armed police detail about Rio de Janeiro dead in an effort to a wave of violence and vandalism, at least 10 people and raised doubts about the town's ability has left to keep visitors sure if it football's 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games 2016 host to stop.

Since Monday, armed men have at least 19 vehicles, including several buses, in many cases to stop clearing out abgefackelt.Separat, on roadways and inmates say police have killed at least 10 suspected gang members in shootouts.

Jacarezinho slums in Rio de Janeiro Reuters police patrolled Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral attacks described effort, slope misery settlements, known as "Favelas", to get rid of crime bosses who have long held rule there gangs under pressure from a government retaliation desperate by criminal.

A strategy end 2008 start squads of so-called peacekeeping forces police in a growing number of favelas in an effort to restore the Government rule and drive out criminal eingesetzt.Der move is a central part of a plan on crime in Rio, to reduce, which has one of the world's highest murder rates.

Rio officials have proposed a number of different Rio bands in concert, carry out vehicle combustion engine and intimidating authorities scale act the initiative again.Rio authorities suspect detained gang leader of the order attacks behind Gittern.Am Wednesday requested security transfers of eight arrested gang members on maximum security Federal thousands of miles away in the Amazon prison.

"" You don't go to intimidate us", said Mr. Cabral in a radio interview Wednesday.""We continue the pacifying the various communities work."

Violence is the down side of one better known for its annual Carnival celebrations and its relaxed city exposing residents, Cariocas back. called while such outbreaks are nothing new in Rio - an armed group took over a luxury hotels in the city in August - coming international sports events have on new urgency efforts keep bands in check, many of the city slums taxes paid.

Write toJohn Lyons at the john.lyons@wsj.com

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