Bolivia Deploys Over 200 Troops to Counter Brazilian Gang Violence on Border
More than 200 Bolivian police and military personnel have been sent to the frontier with Brazil as gang clashes there have caused at least nine deaths.
Why it matters
The deployment shows regional cooperation to contain gang violence that threatens security on both sides of the Bolivia-Brazil border.
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