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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Evens Sanon

Haiti to send 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gangs seize more territory

Haiti Police - (Copyright 2024. The Associated Press All rights reserved)

Haiti’s government said Monday it plans to send 400 police officers to Brazil next month for training as gang violence overwhelms the troubled Caribbean country.

Currently, Haiti only has about 10,000 police officers and 1,300 soldiers protecting a country of nearly 12 million people, said Fritz Alphonse Jean, leader of the transitional presidential council.

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