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Armed Forces Arrive in Salvador: Daily

By Laura Madden, Contributing Reporter

SALVADOR, BRAZIL - The death toll after the military police (PM) of Bahia went on strike has already reached 56 as of Saturday evening, according to the Public Security Bureau of Bahia (SSP-BA). General José Carlos De Nardi, the chief of staff of the Brazilian armed forces, reported that about 3,000 troops have now been stationed in Salvador and a few cities in the interior of Bahia to restore order.

Bahia state governor Jaques Wagner, of the Brazilian Worker's Party (PT) called the strike an attempt at "psychological warfare" to "create a state . . .

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