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Of course the media is having fits. Ask yourself this: Which is better 100 members of the criminal element dying or 1,000 people killed over things as simple as a cell phone by the criminal element? This will strengthen The Legend with his political base. A police force with nerves of steel is needed to defeat a criminal element with nerves of steel.
For those who read the whole story, remember this: When the statistics are not on your side, use anecdotes.
Special Report: A surge in killings by police roils Bolsonaro's Brazil - Reuters
For those who read the whole story, remember this: When the statistics are not on your side, use anecdotes.
Special Report: A surge in killings by police roils Bolsonaro's Brazil - Reuters
His death, in a state where killings by police have climbed by 16% this year, according to government figures, is being investigated by Rio prosecutors.
The raid is one of many lethal operations that human rights activists, some Rio residents and opposition lawmakers see as part of a bloody and illegal campaign to clean up historically violent neighborhoods across Latin America’s biggest country.
Emboldened by victories last year of far-right politicians with aggressive law-and-order agendas, Brazil’s police forces are surpassing their own longstanding reputations for being among the most violent in the world.