Officers with a special operations force known under the acronym BOPE patrol the streets of Nova Holanda shantytown, in the violence-plagued Mare complex on June 25, 2013, a day after gunbattles erupted in the slum complex in Rio de Janeiro. Seven people, including one police officer, were fatally shot during confrontations in a favela near Rio's international airport, authorities said on Tuesday. Brazil is currently facing unprecedented social unrest, marked by almost daily street protests to demand better public services and an end to rampant political corruption as the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 football tournament is being held in the country. AFP PHOTO / YURI CORTEZYURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images Photo: Yuri Cortez, AFP/Getty Images