The police force in Rio de Janeiro is facing a crisis after dozens of senior officers offered their resignations just days before the carnival.
Forty-three officials signed a letter of resignation after their commander was sacked by the state governor.
The head of the military police was dismissed after he allowed a mass protest by officers over their pay to go ahead last weekend.
Security chiefs say they are confident the carnival will go ahead peacefully.
Carnival is the highest profile event of the year for the city of Rio de Janeiro and there could hardly be a more difficult moment for the city's police force to be confronted with such a crisis.
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