Article: Rio de Janeiro, a city without justice

It may seem cliché to talk about violence in Rio de Janeiro. However, the international community may not have the real notion of what is happening in this city now in pandemic times. The disorder promoted by the president of Brazil is such that other issues of serious importance are going unnoticed. The police continue killing and being killed unrestrainedly in the maverlous city. Direct combat actions continue to transform communities into war zones. In this article, I will bring you some data gathered by the organisation Fogo Cruzado in May 2021. In that month four slaughters were counted in the city — cases where three or more civilians were killed in the same situation. The largest of the registered chacinas was undoubtedly in the Jacarezinho neighbourhood, which went down in history as the largest ever during a police operation in Rio de Janeiro on 6 May. The action ended with 28 dead and five wounded. In May, 480 shootings were recorded, second only to January, which saw 426 shootings, and February, with 381. So far the most violent months were March with 609 and April with 504 shootings. <a href="https://chagasvivianne.medium.com/article-rio-de-janeiro-a-city-without-justice-8371aa2fbf64">Click Here</a>