Brazil’s president ordered federal troops to restore order in the country’s capital following the evacuation of some ministries during clashes between police and protesters who are seeking the leader’s ouster. “President Temer will not allow that.”Jungmann added that soldiers had already entered the Foreign Ministry, and televised images showed troops outside the presidential palace. It said the president had determined that using the country’s National Force, an elite police entity, would not have been sufficient. Protests in Rio de Janeiro against Temer and state austerity measures also descended into chaos, with demonstrators clashing with police. ___Associated Press photographer Eraldo Peres reported this story in Brasilia and AP writer Mauricio Savarese reported from Rio de Janeiro.

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2017 18:06 UTC