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BRAZIL: Violence, crucial issue in election
published: Tuesday | September 26, 2006

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters):

Horrifying levels of violent crime have long afflicted Brazilians, the poor bearing the brunt of the bloodshed and the rich seeking shelter behind private guards and high walls from kidnappers and robbers.

But a wave of unusually bold gangster attacks in the business capital Sao Paulo this year raised fear to a new level, and made the problem an important factor in Sunday's presidential election.

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