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Brazil Army to Take Over Security in Rio de Janeiro Amid Violent Crime Wave

City saw 2,125 violent deaths in 2017—a 37% increase since 2014

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Feb. 16, 2018 8:26 a.m. ET

RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil’s military is expected to take over public security duties in Rio de Janeiro, where violent crime has soared amid a fiscal crisis in the state government and a deep recession in the oil sector.

Rio Governor Luis Fernando “Pezão” de Souza traveled to Brasília Friday morning to sign an agreement with the federal government that would put an army general in charge of security in the state, people familiar with the matter said. President Michel Temer is expected to issue a decree Friday outlining the plan,...

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