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Brazil: Police brutality during building evacuation in Rio de Janeiro

Written byRaphael Tsavkko Garcia

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Posted 16 December 2010 4:21 GMT

Lucas Duarte, writing for the blog Nota de Rodapé [Footnote, pt], denounces “Brazilian police truculence” in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the evacuation of a building, on December 13, which had been invaded by 25 homeless families. The post has also a 6 minutes long video depicting the police brutality against the population.

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Written byRaphael Tsavkko Garcia

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