this fate could strike francelina fernandes at any time. r neighbor's house was recently torn down. francelina: i can't sleep anymore. the authorities could turn up on my doorstep any day and tell me i have to go. but where should i go? we have no other place. sometimes they come with the police, take everything out of the house, and tear it down. >> the demolition policy is so controversial that the municipal administration no longer gives interviews about it. it informs us in writing that the living conditions in these favelas are degrading and that the people affected by the measures would receive government assistance. but the reality is different. the excavators show up early in the morning. residents often don't even have time to rescue their meager belongings. journalists are held at a distance. after all, pictures like these are damaging to portugal's image as a model of integration. the demolition campaign comes at a difficult time for the people in the slums. the economic crisis in portugal has cost many of them their jobs. rita si