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Brazilian Chamber Approves Military Intervention in Rio

By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved this Tuesday the legislative decree that authorizes a federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro. Announced by President Michel Temer last Friday, February 16th, the decree puts Brazil's military forces in charge of the security of Rio's State.

According to the government representatives, the federal intervention would address Rio's escalating crime issues, which would have worsened this Carnival . . .

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