Brazil Security

Photos of the day selection of The Associated Press – AP:

Police officers of the special operations battalion ride on a mechanical shovel during a patrol at the Caramujo slum in Niteroi, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Thousands of soldiers and police began patrolling metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro as part of security actions to diminish the violence in the state. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

In AP Images blog: https://apimagesblog.com/blog/2017/8/16/photos-of-the-day