More and more Brazilians want the military to take over their country to fight crime and corruption

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REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes Brazil's government sent the army into Rio de Janeiro to take over public security in February. It was the first such move since the country's military dictatorship fell in the mid-1980s. In the months si.....»»

Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s first right-wing president elected since the end of military rule three decades ago, vowing to restore order to a country hobbled by crime, corruption and a deepening fiscal crisis......»»

The impoverished country of Chad used to be derisively referred to as a “nil state.” It shook off that label eight years ago, according to the then-foreign minister, when its military became a major player in the fight against jihadists in the .....»»

Associated Press Marie "Masha" Yovanovitch, a career diplomat and former ambassador to Ukraine, testified Friday about her efforts to fight corruption in the Eastern European country and her encounters with the Trump administr.....»»

Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Venezuela is already deep in an economic crisis.  The state-run oil company PDVSA is the country's main source of revenue. Military officials recently took over PDVSA a.....»»

Former government cyber-spies, soldiers and intelligence officials now dominate the top ranks of banks' security teams.....»»

The two countries were rivals during the Cold War but a lot has changed since then, including what it takes to fight a war......»»

Jair Bolsonaro, a firebrand ex-army captain known for defending Brazil’s former military dictatorship and making misogynistic remarks, has tapped into two things uniting a divided country: a hatred of politicians and a fear of crime......»»

Their objections to budget cuts have nothing really to do with who is best positioned to fight. It's about losing out on .....»»

The United States has a military that includes about 1.3 million people spread across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is not by any means the world’s largest. That........»»

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Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) on Tuesday reassured China that data collected from its electric vehicles in the country stays there, reiterating its earlier stand over user privacy protection in the country, according to read more.....»»

The U.K.’s Supreme Court this week offered the country’s female retail employees fresh hope in an ongoing fight for equal pay, that could trigger billions of dollars in compensation claims......»»

Opinion: Before we get into a crisis - or a war - over Taiwan, US policymakers and military leaders need to address some hard, cold realities. Shiyu, or Lion Islet, one of Taiwan's offshore islands, with the Chinese city.....»»

In a letter to US military chiefs, Sen. Cruz said the Pentagon attacked Tucker Carlson "for the sake of leftwing ideology and political expediency." .....»»

Former U.S. Attorney David DeVillers, who oversaw four major public corruption prosecutions in Cincinnati and Columbus, has been hired a partner by one of the largest law firms in the country......»»

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The firm had become the first U.S. law firm to enter the Southeast Asian country in 2013 after a series political and economic reforms there......»»