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Rio de Janeiro Police are Deadliest

By Maristela Santos • Translation by Mason Hacker • May 12, 2010

Josenildo dos Santos was assassinated by military police from the 1st Battalion in April 2009 at Morro da Coroa. From then on, the families, friends and the Network Against Violence initiated a fight for justice. […]