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FIFA downplays Brazil violence worries

By Jenny Barchfield
Published April 25, 2014 10:01pm ET
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FIFA downplays Brazil violence worries
A woman shouts at police officers as residents of Pavao-Pavaozinho slum clash with riot police during a protest against the death of Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira after his burial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 24, 2014. The protest followed the burial of Douglas Pereira, whose shooting death sparked clashes Tuesday night between police and residents of the Pavao-Pavaozinho slum. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) | Felipe Dana

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The recent outbreak of deadly violence in the heart of Rio de Janeiro will not compromise the World Cup, FIFA’s secretary general pledged Friday.

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