Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months

That year, according to Human Rights Watch, police killings in Rio de Janeiro hit their highest level since 1998, when the government started recording this data. “In the first place, the Rio de Janeiro police force has higher levels of violence and corruption compared to their counterparts in the rest of the country,” she said. Bolsonaro and Witzel’s hardline rhetoric on crime played a significant role in the elections for president of Brazil and governor of Rio de Janeiro even though mano dura policies have been proved to have limited effectiveness in reducing crime and violence.

Source: latinamericareports.com