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Police Violence Roils Brazilian Cities Amid Reforms
In Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro reports detail police abuse and torture as Brazil’s military regime opens. A grieving wife questions officials over a missing husband, while 2000 police march after a judge accuses officers of abuse. Officials acknowledge torture and illegal arrests as routine, though some judges push back. Public fear of police remains high and reform efforts face entrenched practices.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
UPI
Rio de Janeiro
Joao Baptista Figueiredo
Rio
Saoraulo
Octavio Gonzaga Jr
Gonzaga
Aryston da Cunha Henriques
Henriques
Renato Talh