code: def swallow_braces(text: str) -> str:
      """
      Remove Text within braces, and drop the braces.
  
      :param text: Text with braces
      :return: Text with the braces and any text inside removed
  
      >>> swallow_braces("{PRO P. QVINCTIO ORATIO} Quae res in civitate {etc}... ")
      'Quae res in civitate ...'
  
      """
      return swallow(text, BRACE_STRIP)
  
imports: import re
  from typing import Dict
  from cltk.alphabet.text_normalization import cltk_normalize, remove_odd_punct, split_leading_punct, split_trailing_punct
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling a global function with example usage: swallow_braces(text) and returns: swallow