The first video footage [1] came out from this morning's forceful removal of families [2] awaiting assistance from city hall on a São Paulo sidewalk. A police officer peppersprays the woman filming. Then a citizen reporter interviews Manoel del Rio, lawyer for the social movement, who has an gaping wound on his head from a police beating.
Brazil: Footage of violent removal of homeless by São Paulo police
· Written by Janet Gunter
Categories: Latin America, Brazil, Human Rights