Amateur footage of the fatal beating and tributes to the Black victim were published on social media. News website G1 later reported that an initial analysis by the state forensics institute indicated the cause of death could be asphyxiation. In Rio de Janeiro, roughly 200 shouting protesters gathered outside of another Carrefour store location. November 20 is honored in many parts of Brazil as Black Awareness Day. Black Brazilians are almost three times as likely to be victims of homicide, according to 2019 government data.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 21, 2020 04:52 UTC