Military intervention in Rio to end in December

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Military intervention in Rio to end in December

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's public security minister says the military will no longer be in charge of security forces in Rio de Janeiro state as of December.

Public Security Minister Raul Jungmann said in an interview with the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper Saturday that he proposed extending the military intervention for another year, but the armed forces rejected the idea.

He said ending the intervention would jeopardize growing integration achieved by the military and local forces.

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