Delirium
24th March 2006, 20:38
Several social organizations are organizing a campaign against the use of the "caveirao" by the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro. "Caveirao" is the name of armour planting and heavily armed vehicles that enter favelas and poor areas of the Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) n order to "fight drug traffic". But,according to residents and campaign organizers, "the action methods of the "caveirao" are there to spread fear, not guarantee security." Police officers inside the "caveirao" can shoot and intimidate the population without being identified, and there are numerous reports of residents of the favelas being scared and insulted over the vehicle´s loud speakers. Some reports relate how the Caveirao parades through the communities with the bodies of murdered youths clutched between the hooks of the car.
Full Text: http://www.indymedia.org/en/2006/03/835442.shtml
Sounds pleasant :angry:
Full Text: http://www.indymedia.org/en/2006/03/835442.shtml
Sounds pleasant :angry: