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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 27 February 2017

Criminals seize control of Espírito Santo during police strike

For little over a week, criminals ransacked the southern state of Espírito Santo after military police went on strike. From 4-12 February reports of arson, assaults, car-jackings, lootings and murders soared. Amid the chaos, public transport ground to a halt and businesses and schools closed.

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