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Death Squad blamed for killings in Brazil cited by Bahia archbishop
Cardinal Eugenio Salles denounces the Death Squad as a national shame and condemns torture of political prisoners. He notes the group, often described as off duty police, has killed about 1000 people mainly in Rio and Bahia. Officials deny police ties but patterns and confessions suggest otherwise. Public sympathy shifts after each incident.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Bahia
Brazil
Eugenio Cardinal Salles
Rio