Military Police recorded standing on a black woman’s neck acquitted of any wrongdoing
Note from BBT: It’s been a minute since I first reported on this story. Well, actually, as it turns out, it’s been more than a […]
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In video from the state of Espírito Santo, black woman having a psychological breakdown seen being punched, kneed in face by Military Police
Note from BBT: In Brazil for the past week or so, there have been a string of shocking incidents that have made headlines. Well, to […]
“Why are you choking him?’: Military Police of São Paulo continue strangling young black men
Note from BBT: As police violence against black people in the United States continues, so too does it continue in Brazil. Of course, this isn’t […]
Military Police Officer Seen with foot on Neck of Black Woman
Military Police Officer Seen with foot on Neck of Black Woman Note from BW of Brazil: So…..What’s the excuse now? For years, residents of Brazil’s […]
Group protests at Caixa bank after man was put in a headlock by Military Police; manager involved suspended
Note from BW of Brazil: This is a followup to the report posted yesterday involving a black man in a Caixa bank location in Bahia […]
Police brutality: “Despite the fear, I will continue denouncing the arbitration,” says activist who had her son beaten by police in Minas Gerais
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s story is perhaps a bit dated, going back to the end of October, but nevertheless, I felt it necessary […]
Military Police in Rio caught on film executing men laying on ground; police involved in 37 so-called murders in acts of “resisting arrest”
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s often said that the criminal acts of police are not new. What IS new is that in this age […]
Youth accuse Rio’s Military Police of torture and sexual abuse
Note from BW of Brazil: So what else is new? As we said once before on this blog, it would be entirely possible to focus […]
Military Police took more than 100 shots at the five black youth killed in car in Rio; governor says case didn’t involve racism
Note from BW of Brazil: Every now and then, a comment will appear on this blog, social media or some other outlet in which someone […]
Military Police in Recife are sentenced to 96 years in prison for forcing 17 teenagers to jump in a river
Note from BW of Brazil: This story is actually from May but it serves as yet another example of the cruelty and brutality with which […]
“He pulled out his cell, you shot him!” – Man shot after Military Police confuse his cell phone with a gun in Baixada region of Rio
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, this is a shame, but given the violent tactics of Military Police (MP) in Rio, and Brazil in general, the […]
Driving while black: University student aggressively arrested by Military Police as a suspect of stealing his own car
Note from BW of Brazil: Is it just me or does this type of story sound very familiar? Afro-Brazilian arrested as a suspect of a crime. […]
Military Police in Salvador threaten community after bloodbath; activist flees the city
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s piece is a followup on a tense situation in the city of Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil’s northwest. Earlier this […]
Another missing black male! Witnesses believe Military Police involved in disappearance of 16-year old Davi Fiúza
Note from BW of Brazil: The stress and concern has been steadily growing over the case of the disappearance of 16-year year old Davi Fiúza […]
