Brazil National Force to join Federal Police in indigenous territory

Brazil’s National Public Security Force will act in the Votouro indigenous territory, in Rio Grande do Sul, the country’s southernmost state, in support of the Federal Police. 

For 90 days, the military are expected to work on activities and services essential to the preservation of public order, the safety of people, and the protection of property, on an episodic and planned basis, starting this Thursday (Oct 13).

Per the document, signed by Justice Minister Anderson Torres, “the contingent to be made available will follow the plan as set by the Board of the National Public Security Force, of the National Secretariat of Public Security.”