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CloseUnpacking Jacarezinho: Policing, Race, and Violence in Brazil
June 7, 2021
On May 6th, a police operation targeting gang members in Jacarezinho, in Rio de Janeiro, left 28 dead. It was the bloodiest police raid in the city鈥檚 history. But police violence is common in Rio鈥檚 favelas, with residents鈥攐ften disproportionately Black and pardo鈥攃aught up in conflict between drug traffickers, paramilitary gangs, and the police. On this episode of the Brazil Institute podcast, host Anya Prusa speaks with Ilona Szab贸, the co-founder and president of the Igarap茅 Institute, and a recognized expert on questions of public security, crime, and violence in Brazil.
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