Brazil’s Military Police Kills 434 in Rio de Janeiro in 2019
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Brazil's military police killed 434 in 2019 in Rio de Janeiro. | Photo: Reuters
Brazil's military police killed 434 in 2019, making it the most violent period in recorded history. Most of the killings occurred against Black men in favelas in Rio de Janeiro.
According to the Rio de Janeiro State Institute of Public Security (IPS), 434 military police killings took place in Rio de Janeiro in the first quarter of 2019, averaging seven deaths per day.
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