Resident Ricardo Gomes, 30, of the Batan slum of Rio de Janeiro, June 6, 2008, where undercover journalists were tortured by a paramilitary group, called "militias." Militias have taken over some slums from drug traffickers, rule with an iron hand, and charge a "toll" for many basic services from cooking gas, cable TV and transport. Gomes and other residents do not agree with some of their methods, they say are better off with them than the traffickers. Now that the militias have left, slum residents fear an eventual battle for the "vacant" turf.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

Resident Ricardo Gomes, 30, of the Batan slum of Rio de Janeiro, June 6, 2008, where undercover journalists were tortured by a paramilitary group, called "militias." Militias have taken over some slums from drug traffickers, rule with an iron hand, and charge a "toll" for many basic services from cooking gas, cable TV and transport. Gomes and other residents do not agree with some of their methods, they say are better off with them than the traffickers. Now that the militias have left, slum residents fear an eventual battle for the "vacant" turf.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)