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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 12:24 UTC

Tag: Alexandre Augusto Aragon

  • Friday, January 3rd 2014 - 23:21 UTC

    Brazil wants no surprises: creates elite force to support police during the World Cup

    “We’ve have been concerned with this (security during the World Cup) before the protests that took place earlier this year, because we don’t wait around for things to happen,” he told the G1 Internet

    Brazil has created a special riot force to help police control demonstrations expected during the World Cup later this year. Colonel Alexandre Augusto Aragon, who heads the elite National Security Force, was quoted in local news on Friday as saying that 10,000 riot troops selected from state police forces throughout Brazil will be deployed in the 12 cities hosting World Cup games June 12-July 13.