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A year after Olympics, Brazil's army called to quell violence in Rio

2017/08/04 21:10:45 @Reuters: World News

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The deployment of 8,500 soldiers to Rio de Janeiro last week and the funeral on Monday for an unborn baby killed in one of numerous shootouts there were not part of Brazil's plan for marking the one-year anniversary of the Olympic Games held in the city.
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