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Brazil: Armed violence against security forces increases in Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area in October -Fogo Cruzado

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In October, the number of security officers shot and killed in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region increased by 90% compared to last year. The Instituto Fogo Cruzado recorded 19 victims, nine of whom died, while in the same period of 2020, there were ten victims: four dead and six injured. 53% (10) of the officers shot in October were on duty.

The Fogo Cruzado Institute program director, Maria Isabel Couto, points to the need for a public policy that reverses these statistics and develops a public safety plan that protects everyone. "It is necessary to . . .

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