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August 3, 2023

Brazilian Police Accused of Retribution in Killings of Dozens in Raids Targeting Gangs
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In Brazil, at least 45 people have been killed in police raids targeting
gangs over the past week. In São Paulo state, police killed 16 people
during a five-day raid, in what appears to be retaliation following the
fatal shooting of an officer. Protesters took to the streets after the
deadly raid in the coastal city of Guarujá.

Protester: "We want to tell our public servant, Governor Tarcísio de
Freitas, that he is violating our Constitution. The fifth article, which
is about the right to life, the inviolable right to housing, is being
broken into. We want to tell our public servant that we do not accept
paying for the bullet that kills our children."

São Paulo's right-wing Governor Tarcísio de Freitas is a close ally of
former President Jair Bolsonaro and has been cast as a likely contender
to run for the presidency after Bolsonaro was barred from holding office
until 2030.


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