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Brazil’s President Temer Authorizes Armed Forces in Rio

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian President Michel Temer authorized the use of the Armed Forces in Rio de Janeiro to assist police in patrolling the streets due to the mobilization of families of military police officers who have blocked off some of the battalion entrances, not allowing officers to leave or enter.

The decision came after Temer met on Monday morning with Rio de Janeiro governor Luiz Fernando Pezão. The governor asked for federal troops ‘due to the enormous volume of visitors expected to arrive in the coming weeks for Carnival’.

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