"Brazilian Army troops locked down the northeast Brazilian city of Salvador on Sunday as an elite unit prepared to besiege the legislature and arrest armed police officers whose strike action has sent homicides spiraling.
A force of 3.500 members from army, navy and federal police was ordered to quell unrest in the state of Bahia after leading police officers went on strike on Wednesday demanding higher pay, a few days before the annual Carnaval."
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