RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data released by the Secretariat of Public Safety (SSP-DF) shows an increase of 38% in records of racial abuse in the Federal District. The period includes data from January through October this year compared to the same period in 2020. Last year, the portfolio recorded 336 occurrences, which increased to 463 in 2021.
In relation to cases of racism, the SSP-DF noted 9 incidents in the same period. In 2020, there were 10 notifications.
For Human Rights and Racial Equality Policies of the Federal District's Secretariat of Justice and Citizenship (SEJUS) Juvenal Ara . . .
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