Temer announces new security ministry to combat violence

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Michel Temer has announced the creation of a public security ministry after giving the military full control over security in crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro. Temer came to the city to meet Governor Luiz Fernando Pezao, several ministers and General Walter Souza Braga Netto, who will lead the operation and who was in charge of coordinating security when the city hosted the 2016 Olympic Games."From next week or the next, I want to create a Ministry of Public Security to coordinate all efforts,"said Temer Saturday after leaving the meeting. (AFP)