Bahia, Brazil News

A police strike in Rio de Janeiro ended Monday just days before the city explodes in chaos for the world's biggest Carnival bash.

A police strike in a northeastern Brazilian state has ended, though a similar action in Rio de Janeiro continued but was having little effect Sunday just days before Carnival celebrations draw some 800,000 tourists to the city.

Brazil prepared to deploy troops on the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday, as a strike by the state's police force threatened to disrupt upcoming carnival festivities and raised new questions about security before the 2014 World Cup.

Hundreds of striking police officers agreed early Thursday to leave a state assembly house they had occupied for 10 days in Brazil's third-biggest city, easing tensions in a walkout that unleashed a bloody crime wave and cast doubt on upcoming carnival celebrations across the country.

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Disgruntled police across Brazil are taking aim at the country's iconic Carnival celebration, raising threats to the annual street parties that draw hordes of foreigners as a way to press their demands for pay raises.

A toll of 115 murders and widespread looting, assaults and vandalism in the past week are roiling Brazil's third-biggest city, casting doubts over upcoming carnival celebrations and raising questions about security ahead of the 2014 World Cup.

The Brazilian state of Bahia deployed soldiers to evict police from the state assembly who are on strike demanding better pay and conditions.

Police strikers occupying the state legislature in the Brazilian city of Salvador have vowed to resist if troops try to flush them out amid a tense standoff between the security forces.

Militarymen stand guard outside the Legislative Assembly building, which is being occupied by policemen on strike in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on February 6, 2012.

Brazilian Army soldiers control a protester during a police strike, in Salvador, Brazil, Monday, Feb.

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Murder rates in the northeastern city of Salvador have more than doubled since the start of a police strike, media reports said.

Brazilian security forces took control of Bahia on Sunday, patrolling key intersections in the state capital Salvador after a police strike led to a major spike in murders and violent crime.

The Brazilian government has sent federal troops to the state of Bahia to restore order after a labour strike by police opened the door to a crime wave, authorities said.

The murder rate in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia has soared during a state police strike that has entered its fourth day.

The murder rate in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia has soared during a state police strike that has entered its fourth day.

With flower offerings and drums belting out African rhythms, thousands of people across Brazil paid respects on Thursday to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea in the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomble.

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