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Brazil’s politicians promised to get tough on crime. Now police in Rio are killing nearly 5 people per day

Published on: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Brazil’s politicians promised to get tough on crime. Now police in Rio are killing nearly 5 people per day Protests erupted in one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest slums after police allegedly shot ... crime politicians into office — and has led to a spike in police killings. Brazil’s president, the former army ...


News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/as-brazils-politicians-get-tough-on-crime-police-killings-in-rio-hit-21-year-high/2019/05/15/ae8cae9e-7724-11e9-a7bf-c8a43b84ee31_story.html

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