RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice, on Friday, June 5th, prohibited police raids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas during the novel coronavirus pandemic, as a groundswell of criticism of brutal police tactics grows in Latin America’s largest nation.
In the decision, Justice Edson Fachin forbid raids in favelas - as Brazil’s informal settlements are known - “except in absolutely exceptional cases,” which most be pre-approved by the . . .
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