Hello from the (other) warzone

[luiz]

Special Brigade, violent, well armed and and agil
Troop that the military command has ready to act in Rio is one of the best in South America

Violent, agil, well-armed and trained for destruction: the Brigade of Special Operations(BdaOpEsp), that the Army Command has ready to act in Rio is one of the best fighting forces in South America, prepared to act in missions as different as hostage rescue, couter-terrorism or controll of conflict zones. According to the military plan, there are two batallions in regime of alert ready to act in the carioca scenario.
Yesterday, while it was discussed in the Ministeries of Justice and Defense the format of the partnership with the government of Rio, the mobilized brigades are already discussing intructions in the base of Goiânia, headquarter of the Brigade since february. The unity, whose proccedings are considered a secret, is capable of reaching any part of the country in less then 6 hours. The commander is General Marco Aurélio Costa Vieira.
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The basic armament is the 7,62 mm rifle, the sub-machinegun HK, 9 mm pistol, granades and rocket-launncher. The Brigade is transported on airplanes of the Army, and also use tanks of the army.

I would post the link here, but it's in Portuguese and requires (paid)subscription. Anyway, this is from the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo.

It's the second time in a relatively short period that Army forces will patroll Rio. The other occasion they did it, last year, there were something like 30,000 soldiers in the street.

The death toll here is already far superior then the one in the West Bank or Gaza, and I believe we're trying to reach the one in Iraq

At least I can send you hello from the warzone

 

[Archer 007]

Why is there terrorism in Brazil?

 

[Zwelgje]

Aren't they trying to quench the conflict between drug-mobs in Rio?

 

[luiz]

Originally posted by Archer 007
Why is there terrorism in Brazil?

It's not terrorism, it's the war between drug dealers.
The reason why they are trained in counter-terrorism is that drug dealers often use terrorist tactics, like sending mail bombs or setting buses on fire.

 

[luiz]

Originally posted by Zwelgje
Aren't they trying to quench the conflict between drug-mobs in Rio?

Yep.

 

[KaNick]

Originally posted by luiz
It's not terrorism, it's the war between drug dealers.
The reason why they are trained in counter-terrorism is that drug dealers often use terrorist tactics, like sending mail bombs or setting buses on fire.

How does it feel to know that all this is a result of American Drug policies.

 

[Archer 007]

Originally posted by luiz
It's not terrorism, it's the war between drug dealers.
The reason why they are trained in counter-terrorism is that drug dealers often use terrorist tactics, like sending mail bombs or setting buses on fire.

Got it. I thought some terrorist group was threating you fellows.

 

[luiz]

Originally posted by Archer 007
Got it. I thought some terrorist group was threating you fellows.

Not terroris. Just plain randomic violence

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Good grief; best wishes and hang in there.

 

[Archer 007]

Originally posted by luiz
Not terroris. Just plain randomic violence

Well, rifles are better then rockets.

 

[The Yankee]

Well, it's good that we have some reports coming from you, luiz. There is not much information coming here from Brazil. Although, I've seen on the CNN news ticker that the government is reluctant to release information since it might hurt tourism.

 

[Goober]

Well, best wishes, and hope everything goes well!!!

That kinda sucks, guys with guns in the Streets, mustn't make you feel too secure . . .

 

[Sims2789]

they need to kill the drug market at the sourch, that is, burn down drug factories and drug farms. but killing drug dealers helps to.

 

[Goober]

Well, it all comes down to supply and demand. The supply is difficult to get rid of, the US tried in South America, but miserably failed.

They could target the demand, which is the Million of USers that consume drugs, but that would fail miserably also. In fact, the whole US approach to this has been one compltele failure, they should just accept that fact, and permit USers to have the ability to Democratically choose whether or not they wish to consume drugs, then regulate and tax the market. Oh, wait, the religious [CENSORED] down there won't allow any of that logic-type stuff . . . it apparently, logical?

 

[KaNick]

Originally posted by RealGoober
Well, it all comes down to supply and demand. The supply is difficult to get rid of, the US tried in South America, but miserably failed.

They could target the demand, which is the Million of USers that consume drugs, but that would fail miserably also. In fact, the whole US approach to this has been one compltele failure, they should just accept that fact, and permit USers to have the ability to Democratically choose whether or not they wish to consume drugs, then regulate and tax the market. Oh, wait, the religious [CENSORED] down there won't allow any of that logic-type stuff . . . it apparently, logical?

That would be the best solution that does the least harm. But if drugs were decriminalized how would corrupt polititions get elected? I guess they could always just appear "hard" on other crimes. That or use the terrorist threat to get votes.

 

[MrPresident]

Originally posted by GrandMasta Nick
But if drugs were decriminalized how would corrupt polititions get elected?

Yeah, the only reason drugs aren't decriminalised is because of corrupt politicians. Not the fact that we have only just begun to discover the long-term health risks of these substances. No, it couldn't possibly be that.

 

[luiz]

Originally posted by The Yankee
Well, it's good that we have some reports coming from you, luiz. There is not much information coming here from Brazil. Although, I've seen on the CNN news ticker that the government is reluctant to release information since it might hurt tourism.

The sad is thing is that endless violence cicles are becoming routine here, so I guess the international media doesn't pay much attention to it.

 

[luiz]

Originally posted by RealGoober
Well, best wishes, and hope everything goes well!!!

That kinda sucks, guys with guns in the Streets, mustn't make you feel too secure . . .

Indeed...
What really sucks though is to be a young driver... I'm stopped in 70% of the police blitzes, and have to stand still while a police officer points a rifle and flashlight at my face while searching the car for drugs...

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Can you outline the "carioca scenario". I do not know what this is supposed to mean.

 

[KaNick]

Originally posted by MrPresident
Yeah, the only reason drugs aren't decriminalised is because of corrupt politicians. Not the fact that we have only just begun to discover the long-term health risks of these substances. No, it couldn't possibly be that.

Don't put words in my mouth. That was a joke. There are many other reasons for drugs being illegal. Politicians trying to appear hard on drugs is the reason that there are such harsh penalties.