SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is adding troops along its borders with 10 South American nations to reinforce security ahead of the World Cup football tournament that begins in June, the Defense Ministry said Saturday.
The ministry said in a statement that it has begun deploying 30,000 army, navy and air force troops along the nearly 10,600 miles (17,000 kilometers) of border Brazil shares with its neighbors.
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