Squatters wearing improvised armour stand ready to resist the police Photograph: Marcelo Alves/ReutersResidents stand behind barricades with a muzzled dog Photograph: Marcelo Alves/ReutersPinheirinho dwellers prepare for the arrival of policePhotograph: Marcelo Alves/Reuters
A resident wields a chain at the community, where nearly 6,000 people livePhotograph: Roosevelt Cassio/ReutersSome of the residents have been at the site since 2004Photograph: Roosevelt Cassio/ReutersA bus burns as residents try to fight the evictionPhotograph: Roosevelt Cassio /ReutersPolice clash with residents Photograph: Marcelo Alves/APPolice advance behind a wall of shieldsPhotograph: Roosevelt Cassio/ReutersThe squatters have been staging protests against the eviction for over a week Photograph: Roosevelt Cassio/ReutersPolicemen point pistols at residents during the evictionPhotograph: Marcelo Alves/APResidents flee as a barricade burns Photograph: Roosevelt Cassio /Reuters
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