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Military Police patrol near the Escondidinho favela, part of the Morro dos Prazeres favela, the day after Argentine tourist Gastón Fernando Burlón was shot in the area in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Burlón was hit in the head and chest after he mistakenly drove his car into this low-income community, according to police, to make his way to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Military Police patrol near the Escondidinho favela, part of the Morro dos Prazeres favela, the day after Argentine tourist Gastón Fernando Burlón was shot in the area in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Burlón was hit in the head and chest after he mistakenly drove his car into this low-income community, according to police, to make his way to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A police station sign hangs on a post near the Christ the Redeemer statue in the favela Morro dos Prazeres, the day after Argentine tourist Gastón Fernando Burlón was shot, in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Burlón was hit in the head and chest after he mistakenly drove his car into this low-income community, according to police, to make his way to visit the statue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A police station sign hangs on a post near the Christ the Redeemer statue in the favela Morro dos Prazeres, the day after Argentine tourist Gastón Fernando Burlón was shot, in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Burlón was hit in the head and chest after he mistakenly drove his car into this low-income community, according to police, to make his way to visit the statue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Homes cover a hillside in the Morro dos Prazeres favela, the day after Argentine tourist Gastón Fernando Burlón was shot there in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Burlón was hit in the head and chest after he mistakenly drove his car into this low-income community, according to police, to make his way to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Homes cover a hillside in the Morro dos Prazeres favela, the day after Argentine tourist Gastón Fernando Burlón was shot there in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Burlón was hit in the head and chest after he mistakenly drove his car into this low-income community, according to police, to make his way to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Blood stains a car parked at the Special Police Station for Tourism Support in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. The vehicle was driven by Argentine tourist Gastón Fernando Burlón who was shot in the head and chest after he mistakenly drove his car into a favela, according to police, to make his way to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Blood stains a car parked at the Special Police Station for Tourism Support in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. The vehicle was driven by Argentine tourist Gastón Fernando Burlón who was shot in the head and chest after he mistakenly drove his car into a favela, according to police, to make his way to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)