LEO CORREA via Getty Images A Brazilian army soldier patrols the Barbante favela, in Rio de Janeiro, in November 2017. “There is a real danger of militarizing public security in Rio de Janeiro even further.”MAURO PIMENTEL via Getty Images Brazilian army members stop and frisk a resident of the Cidade de Deus favela in Rio de Janeiro, during a security operation in February. That has led to widespread opposition from favela residents and organizations that work within the neighborhoods. [We have] many cases where people get murdered.” “Now Rio is suffering again with military intervention,” Martins added. “The public security crisis is structural,” Werneck, of Amnesty International, said.

Source: Huffington Post February 20, 2018 22:00 UTC