An Electoral Tribune worker removes illegal campaign banners while a Brazilian soldier patrols the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: AP
An Electoral Tribune worker removes illegal campaign banners while a Brazilian soldier patrols the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: AP
Workers of the electoral tribune remove illegal banners at the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: AP
Workers of the electoral tribune remove illegal banners at the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: AP
Members of the Brazilian Army patrol in the shanty town of Muquico, in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: EPA
Members of the Brazilian Army patrol in the shanty town of Muquico, in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: EPA
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3,000 troops fan out in Rio high-risk areas ahead of polls

Agence France-Presse in Rio de Janeiro

Updated: 9:59am, 2 Oct, 2012

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An Electoral Tribune worker removes illegal campaign banners while a Brazilian soldier patrols the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: AP
An Electoral Tribune worker removes illegal campaign banners while a Brazilian soldier patrols the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: AP
Workers of the electoral tribune remove illegal banners at the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: AP
Workers of the electoral tribune remove illegal banners at the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: AP
Members of the Brazilian Army patrol in the shanty town of Muquico, in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: EPA
Members of the Brazilian Army patrol in the shanty town of Muquico, in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: EPA
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