better, I can even give them school supplies, such as notebooks which wasn't possible before - a pencil, an eraser, a pencil sharpener, a pencil case". BRISSENDEN: Claudia is one of many who receive the benefits but she's also part of the official effort to promote the scheme. PLAYING OF BRAZILIAN TV ADVERT: "This is a marvellous family. We all live here in the Alemao Complex". BRISSENDEN: For the first time many residents of the favelas can see opportunity too. CLAUDIA CRISTINA FRANCO: "Yes, I lived there in Fazendinha. I lived there all my life. All my life". BRISSENDEN: But the view from Claudia's bedroom window in her new government house is an indication of just how fragile and patchy the peace is. CLAUDIA CRISTINA FRANCO: "It's much better to live here". BRISSENDEN: She has a good view across the valley of her old neighbourhood and over there, the drug gangs still rule. CLAUDIA CRISTINA FRANCO: "This gives us a lot more security... because we're poor. Security is fundamental to poor people's lives. Now I can be indoors without any worries while my kids are playing outside". BRISSENDEN: She's reluctant to say it on camera, but she's convinced that if the troops were withdrawn, the drug gangs would quickly return. They're keeping the peace with boots on the ground and eyes in the sky. This is Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes all seeing CCTV control room. MONITOR OPERATOR ON PHONE: "A lady was run over". BRISSENDEN: It's the first of its