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Brazil Sends 9,000 Armed Forces to Rio Ahead of Carnival 2017

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Defense Minister of Brazil, Raul Jungmann, detailed the plans for Operation Carioca on Tuesday (February 14th), which includes sending 9,000 armed forces to Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Carnival holiday period, initially until February 22nd.

This statement came after the announcement yesterday that the national armed forces would reinforce security on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, at the request from Governor Luiz Fernando Pez . . .

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