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Federal Troops Patrol Violence-Ridden Areas in Rio de Janeiro

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After another violent day on Tuesday in one of the most populated areas of Rio de Janeiro’s Metropolitan Region, more than 3,000 federal forces were called in on Wednesday morning to try maintain some of the city’s main highways open and safe for motorists.

On Tuesday three of these highways were closed to traffic due to clashes between police and criminals, leaving hundreds of motorists with no venue to enter the city. The closing of the major venues led Rio’s Operations Center to declare a stage . . .

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