Lauded security boss in Rio quits as crime, violence surge

The state security secretary of Rio de Janeiro will step down from his post at month's end, as violence and crime rebound in the Brazilian city and erase many of the gains made during the near-decade he was in the job. Jose Mariano Beltrame, a former police officer who was lauded in recent years because of reduced violence and inroads against criminal gangs in Rio, on Monday submitted his resignation. Rio Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão, who will soon return from leave after a bout with canc