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Report: Brazilian Police Killed 11,000 Since 2003

HeadlineDec 09, 2009

In Brazil, a new report says police have killed at least 11,000 people since 2003. The Human Rights Watch study focused on Brazil’s two largest metropolitan areas, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Researchers say they uncovered evidence of police covering up dozens of extrajudicial killings.

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