Friday, August 19, 2016

Police killings of favela residents continue as Games go on in Rio | World news | The Guardian

A woman walks past an armed police patrol in Rio de Janeiro’s Rochina favela community.



"While much of the world’s media has focused on US swimmer Ryan Lochte’s fabricated account of an armed robbery, the real victims of Olympic crime in Rio de Janeiro are the city’s poorest residents, caught on the frontline of conflict between the authorities and drug traffickers.
Since the start of the Olympics, local media have reported at least 14 deaths in shootouts between gang members and police or soldiers from the 85,000-member security force deployed for the Games."
Police killings of favela residents continue as Games go on in Rio | World news | The Guardian

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