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To: James Seagrove who wrote (1039385)	11/18/2017 1:22:49 PM
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Brazil went Marxist/Communist a few years back, following the path of Chavez. It has collapsed into lawlessness and misery just like Venezuela. In Rio de Janeiro, 'Complete Vulnerability' as Violence Surges... The rise in violent crime here is part of a nationwide trend that experts say has been exacerbated by Brazil’s economic recession, by corruption that has hollowed out government coffers and by fierce competition between drug trafficking organizations. Last year, there were 61,619 people murdered across Brazil, according to data compiled by Brazilian Forum on Public Security, making it the deadliest year on record. Facing a budget deficit and increasingly well-armed and organized drug cartels, officials in Rio de Janeiro have turned to the federal government for a bailout and to the military for backup. “The situation is one of complete vulnerability,” said Antônio Carlos Costa, the head of Rio de Paz, an organization that supports victims of violence. “The weapons used by the traffickers are weapons of war.”