After Brief Deployment, Brazilian Troops Recalled From Streets Of Capital
Brazil's embattled President Michel Temer mobilized members of the military amid clashes between police and protesters calling for his ouster. By midday Thursday, he had revoked his deployment order.
Within 24 hours of their deployment in Brasilia, Brazilian troops left the streets of the capital on Thursday — gone from their positions guarding government buildings almost as quickly as they'd manned them.
The decision, in both cases, came down from President Michel Temer.
The embattled politician.
