Brazil: Outrage over So Paulo policeman stepping on woman's neck
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Two military police officers in Brazil's São Paulo city are to face criminal charges after pictures were broadcast on TV showing one of them stepping on the neck of a black woman.
The victim, a middle-aged owner of a small bar, was then dragged in handcuffs across the pavement.
The recording was made by a person who witnessed the incident in May.
State Governor João Doria said he would not tolerate such abuses, and that both officers had been sacked.
The officers' names have not been released.
The governor added that 2,000 police officers in the São Paulo force would now be equipped with body cameras.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53399088
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From O Globo, google translated:
'The more I struggled, the more he tightened his boot around my neck', says woman victim of police violence in SP
A 51-year-old black woman was the victim of yet another episode of police violence in São Paulo. Fantástico had access to a video that shows PM stepping on her neck to immobilize her.
By Fantástico
07/12/2020 22h36 Updated one day ago
Flagrant police violence in São Paulo: a PM steps on the neck of a 51-year-old black woman to immobilize her.
A widow, with five children and two grandchildren, she is a shopkeeper who lives in a small bar. And it was at her job that the woman became a victim of this episode of police violence.
The Fantastic had access to a video that shows the violence. The police claimed that they were attacked with an iron rod and that they were defending themselves. The woman denies it. Check out the report above by Valmir Salaro and Renato Ferezim.
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https://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2020/07/12/quanto-mais-eu-me-debatia-mais-ele-apertava-a-botina-no-meu-pescoco-diz-mulher-vitima-de-violencia-policial-em-sp.ghtml?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fant&utm_content=post
There's a news clip with a video of the dirtbag standing on that lady's neck. They are such scum they have no respect at all for poor people, and bow and scrape to people with wealth. So cheap and ugly. Same here. The lady got really bad abrasions on her arms and legs from being slung face down on the street, stood upon, and dragged without being allowed to get to her feet.
