World Cup Security Gets U.S. Training as Brazil Seeks Expertise
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The U.S. is taking the leading role in helping Brazil train security forces to prevent a repeat of violent protests that erupted during a warmup tournament for soccer’s World Cup last year.
The U.S. has provided and paid for 39 programs on issues such as crowd control, maritime security and border control, said William Marcel Murad, special projects director at Brazil’s major events secretariat, which is coordinating security for the quadrennial tournament.