Police Shootings / Possible Abuse Threads [merged]
A São Paulo state police officer is seen leading an unarmed man to the edge of an overpass in an impoverished neighbourhood of Latin America’s largest city.
Seconds later, the officer pushes the man, who falls backwards from a height of three metres into a shallow stream of murky, sewage-laden water. Three other officers can be seen watching the scene unfold, taking no action.
The victim – later identified as a motorcycle delivery driver – was rescued by local people and taken to a hospital. He survived. By Thursday morning,
the officer responsible had been arrested, while 12 others involved in the operation were suspended.
The
shocking footage – recorded from a distance by a passerby – has sparked outrage across Brazil and become the most harrowing example yet of how the state police force in São Paulo has grown increasingly violent since the start of last year.…….
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/05/sao-paulo-police-violence?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other