Rio security chief resigns amid rise in violence

[WorldNews]

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Beltrame will be replaced by his deputy, Roberto Sa, starting Monday, the state government said. In the post since 2007, Beltrame is best known for creating so-called Police Pacification Units (UPPs) to crack down on drug gangs that had seized de facto control of the impoverished favelas, or slums, that dot the city of Rio de Janeiro, the state capital.

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