Tag Archives: Rio de Janeiro police violence

What’s really happening with public safety?

We’ll be able to know so much Brazil has a  long tradition of mystery, when it comes to public safety. Sometimes, neither the actual public policy nor its exact targets are known — currently the case in Rio de Janeiro … Continue reading

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Urban connections can surprise

Your blogger was held up at gunpoint in December 2002. Three young guys made me get out of the car, leaving all belongings behind. Next day, after a wild night with Vila Mimosa prostitutes, they went through a police roadblock and smashed … Continue reading

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Beltrame’s last lap

Rio’s State Public Safety Secretary, José Mariano Beltrame, trudged up the stairs of the Osteria dell’ Angolo restaurant last night. Getting to the top, he leant heavily against  the doorframe, as if in great back pain. Minutes later, however, he … Continue reading

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