Sao Paulo police kill 14 people in raid as they investigate the slaying of an elite officer
1 year, 4 months ago

Sao Paulo police kill 14 people in raid as they investigate the slaying of an elite officer

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — The death toll from an ongoing raid in Sao Paulo state has climbed to 14, as law enforcement agents sought to strike at the people they blame for killing an elite squad officer last week. De Freitas, a former minister of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and deemed by many politicians as his potential heir, said he is proud of his policemen involved in the statewide raid, which is expected to finish on Aug. 28. The operation is “Those who decided to turn themselves in were arrested,” the governor said when asked about the high number of people killed in alleged confrontations with police, most in the beachfront city of Guaruja in the south of the state. Sao Paulo police have already arrested a man who they accuse of killing Reis.

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Brazil judge gives 3 former officers long sentences for killing of Black man in trunk
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Brazil judge gives 3 former officers long sentences for killing of Black man in trunk

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — A judge on Saturday handed down long sentences to three former officers of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police over the 2022 death a Black man who was killed by asphyxiation inside an SUV’s smoke-filled trunk. Video of officers forcibly keeping Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, 38, in the back of their police vehicle as a dense cloud of …

Outcry in Brazil as video shows a Sao Paulo police officer throwing a man off a bridge
3 weeks ago

Outcry in Brazil as video shows a Sao Paulo police officer throwing a man off a bridge

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — A military police officer in Brazil ‘s biggest metropolitan area was seen on video throwing a man off a bridge and into a river, prompting a backlash. Footage shown on local television stations shows several Sao Paulo state officers on a bridge Monday besides motorcycles and a man in a blue T-shirt they had been chasing. …

Police raid in Rio favela sets off gunbattle that kills 9 people and wounds 2 officers
1 year, 4 months ago

Police raid in Rio favela sets off gunbattle that kills 9 people and wounds 2 officers

The Independent  

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New killing adds to fears of Brazil election violence
2 years, 2 months ago

New killing adds to fears of Brazil election violence

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazilian police said on Monday that a 39-year-old supporter of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was stabbed to death in a bar amid rising concern about political violence in a tense presidential campaign. Police earlier issued a statement saying the man was killed due to a “political discussion” and said a 59-year-old suspect named Edmilson …

At least 18 dead in Brazilian police raid on Rio favelas
2 years, 5 months ago

At least 18 dead in Brazilian police raid on Rio favelas

Al Jazeera  

State public defender’s office says ‘there are signs of major human rights violations’ in raid on Complexo do Alemao. At least 18 people have been killed in a Brazilian police raid on a sprawling complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, state military police said, in the latest deadly police operation in the city’s impoverished communities. Tactical teams from Rio …

Death toll from police raid in Rio de Janeiro favela rises to 28
3 years, 7 months ago

Death toll from police raid in Rio de Janeiro favela rises to 28

Al Jazeera  

The death toll from a Brazilian police raid this week in a Rio de Janeiro favela has increased to 28, a police official said late on Friday, as international human rights groups condemned the violence. One police officer and 27 people were killed in the raid early on Thursday, which authorities said aimed to root out drug traffickers in Jacarezinho, …

25 Killed in Police Raid Against Drug Trafficker on Rio de Janeiro Slum
3 years, 7 months ago

25 Killed in Police Raid Against Drug Trafficker on Rio de Janeiro Slum

News 18  

A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela Thursday left 25 people dead, turning the impoverished Rio de Janeiro neighborhood into a battlefield and drawing condemnation from rights groups. There were also questions about the timing: The operation came despite a Supreme Court ruling barring police from carrying out raids in Brazil’s impoverished favelas during the coronavirus …

‘Carnage’: 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police raid
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Carnage’: 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police raid

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s police said crackdown on drug trafficking was justified but residents say there were clear signs of ‘execution-style killings’ during operation. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – At least 25 people have been killed after hundreds of heavily armed police stormed into one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest slum areas, reportedly targeting drug traffickers. The Brazilian media widely applauded the operation …

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