Court bans raids in Rio slums during pandemicAerial view showing the Pavao-Pavaozinho favela surrounded by the neighbourhoods of Copacabana, Ipanema and Lagoa. A judge has banned police raids on favelas during the coronavirus pandemicRIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian Supreme Court justice banned police raids Friday in the slums of Rio de Janeiro during the coronavirus pandemic, amid growing criticism of recent cases of police violence. "Recent incidents have made the state's armed operations in Rio de Janeiro's communities even more troubling," the court said in a statement. Despite the pandemic, Pinto's death and other recent incidents of police violence have triggered protests in Rio's slums, echoing the demonstrations against police brutality sweeping the United States. Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, whose political base is in Rio, is a staunch defender of aggressive police tactics and fierce advocate for gun rights.

Source: Bangkok Post June 06, 2020 06:33 UTC