Brazil: Homeless families awaiting help from São Paulo city removed with force

Posted 5 February 2012 16:21 GMT

Countries	Brazil
Topics	Human Rights
Languages	Portuguese

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عربي	· البرازيل: طرد عائلات مشردة بالقوة أثناء انتظارهم المساعدة في ساو باولو
Português	· Brasil: Famílias sem-teto esperando ajuda são removidas à força em São Paulo
Français	· Brésil : Des familles expulsées brutalement par la police à Sao Paulo
Έλληνικά	· Βραζιλία: Άστεγες οικογένειες απομακρύνθηκαν βίαια στο Σάο Πάολο

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Homeless families evicted from a disused building in São Paulo city center last week had been camping on the sidewalk, waiting for negotiations with authorities to produce a long-term housing solution, when city police expelled the group including women and children with pepper spray, sound bombs and batons this morning. @LutaMoradia reports people were bloodied and ribs broken.

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[...] first video footage came out from this morning's forceful removal of families awaiting assistance from city hall on a São Paulo sidewalk. A police officer peppersprays the [...]

# 6 February 2012, 2:18 am
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# 6 February 2012, 11:16 am

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