Gangs call curfews as coronavirus hits Rio favelas

Coronavirus is coming, and Rio de Janeiro's lawless favelas are gearing up for the onslaught.City of God, a sprawling complex of slums made famous in a hit 2002 movie of the same name, registered the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Rio's favelas over the weekend.Now, with the state government woefully underfunded and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro widely criticized for a slow response to the outbreak, criminal gangs that have long held sway across Rio's favelas are taking their own pr