RIO DE JANEIRO — Police killings in the state of Rio de Janeiro have hit a record high, rising by 18% in the first three months of this year in a spike partly attributed to a zero tolerance f…
RIO DE JANEIRO — Police killings in the state of Rio de Janeiro have hit a record high, rising by 18% in the first three months of this year in a spike partly attributed to a zero tolerance for criminals campaign by state leaders.
Police killings in the state, however, did not begin with the current administration, sworn in on Jan. 1. Dos Santos’s stepson, whom he said had gotten involved with criminal groups not long before the police crackdown, was never found. Widespread violence is a historical problem in Brazil and in Rio, one of its main tourist destinations.
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