Brazil state governor calls for war on drug gangs after massacre
By Ueslei Marcelino and Alonso Soto MANAUS/BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - The governor of the state that saw Brazil's bloodiest prison massacre in decades this week urged federal authorities on Wednesday to step up the fight against drug trafficking, which he blames for a wave of violence in the remote jungle region. Three days after a clash between drug gangs left 56 dead, Amazonas Governor Jose Melo proposed creating a national fund to finance the relocation of 10 percent of the armed forces to
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