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Between 2004 and 2017, ADA controlled Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, along with many other smaller favelas. With the assassination of the gang leader Bem-Te-Vi in 2005 by police, there was a renewed wave of violence as gangs fought for control over favelas previously controlled by ADA.
ADA are thought to wield significant social power in the communities they control, winning support through handouts, throwing parties, and providing some services, while their rivals, the Red Command, imposes itself more through violence.
The gang made global headlines in October 2009 when a police helicopter crashed over Morro dos Macacos favela, which is a major amigos" target="_blank">Amigos dos amigos" target="_blank">Amigos stronghold. The helicopter pilot was shot and lost control of his aircraft, killing two.
See also
Crime in Brazil
List of criminal gangs in Brazil
References
External links
UNODC Report - Firearms and drugs fuel conflict in Brazil's favelas
Procurados - Facção A.D.A - amigos" target="_blank">Amigos dos amigos" target="_blank">Amigos (in Portuguese)
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