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"Brazilian police 'execute thousands'
By Angus Stickler
BBC News, Rio de Janeiro

Policeman on the streets of Rio
Rio's police are heavily armed in many areas of the city
Hundreds, possibly thousands of people are shot by police every year in Brazil, a BBC investigation has found.

The authorities say it is mainly criminals caught in military-style raids on drug gangs but according to a former senior official, new evidence suggests that many of the shootings are cold-blooded executions conducted by the police. "

viva la police state brazil