The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- Sergio Cabral Filho asked that the army intervene to contain violence that has been getting out of control in the country's capitol.
Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's most violent city with an annual homicid rate of 50 per 100,000 people. The violence is usually confined to shantytowns however, recently it has been spilling into rich beach areas that tourists usually go to.
The president of Brazil, Silva, is scheduling several meetings for the governor and public security secretary with the defense minsiters, and lots of actions are being taken to prevent the army from clashing with the police.
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