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Brazilian police evict Pinheirinho squatters – gallery

Pinheirinho favela: Residents stand ready to defend their neighbourhood from police
Squatters wearing improvised armour stand ready to resist the police Photograph: Marcelo Alves/Reuters
Pinheirinho favela: Residents stand behind barricades with a muzzled dog
Residents stand behind barricades with a muzzled dog Photograph: Marcelo Alves/Reuters
Pinheirinho favela: Pinheirinho perpare themselves for the arrival of the police January 13
Pinheirinho dwellers prepare for the arrival of police Photograph: Marcelo Alves/Reuters
Pinheirinho favela: A resident armed with a chain celebrates the court injunction
A resident wields a chain at the community, where nearly 6,000 people live Photograph: Roosevelt Cassio/Reuters
Pinheirinho favela: Residents of the Pinheirinho slum set off a flare
Some of the residents have been at the site since 2004 Photograph: Roosevelt Cassio/Reuters
Pinheirinho favela: Bus is seen on fire in front of Pinheirinho slum
A bus burns as residents try to fight the eviction Photograph: Roosevelt Cassio /Reuters
Pinheirinho favela: Police clash with residents
Police clash with residents Photograph: Marcelo Alves/AP
Pinheirinho favela: Police confront residents
Police advance behind a wall of shields Photograph: Roosevelt Cassio/Reuters
Pinheirinho favela: Police confront residents of the Pinheirinho slum
The squatters have been staging protests against the eviction for over a week Photograph: Roosevelt Cassio/Reuters
Pinheirinho favela: Policemen point pistols at residents during the eviction
Policemen point pistols at residents during the eviction Photograph: Marcelo Alves/AP
Pinheirinho favela: Residents flee as a barricade burns in the background
Residents flee as a barricade burns Photograph: Roosevelt Cassio /Reuters
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