With just seven months to go until the 2014 World Cup, Brazilian authorities are facing one of their biggest challenges to date: how to secure a global sporting event in the face of possible violence by criminal gangs, as well as disruption by a protest movement which shows no signs of waning.<br />http://www.france24.com/en/reportages<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en