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Opinion: ‘Operation Varginha’ – From Halloween to All Souls’ Day

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion). Today, November 2, is All Souls’ Day (“Finados”), a legal holiday in Brazil, when most Brazilians are mourning their dead. Today, on the other hand, “law and order” supporters in Brazil are celebrating the fact that the country has 25 more “finados” than it had on Halloween.

Late Saturday night, in a rural area outside Varginha, Minas Gerais, the State Police “Special Ops” force known as “Bope” joined the Federal Highway Police in an “operation” designed to capture a gang of criminals suspected of planning to commit a large-scale bank robbery on Sunday.

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