Rio Could Be 'Laboratory' for Solving Brazil's Crime Crisis

Brazilian leaders said Monday that the use of the military to combat rising violence in Rio de Janeiro could serve as a model for other violent areas of Brazil. The armed forces officially took over Rio's police on Friday under a decree signed by President Michel Temer.   The measure still requires congressional approval, and the lower house was scheduled to debate it Monday evening. But an opposition party asked the Supreme Court to suspend the vote before the session got...

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