In Rio de Janeiro, more than 800 people have been killed by military and civil police since January. Sarah Johnson meets an artist who has taken up residence in one police department to see if it’s possible to change the way the force interacts with the public.
In the city and wider state of Rio de Janeiro, stories of police brutality abound. In June, a security operation saw a police helicopter open fire in the Maré favela; seven people died in the raid, including a 14-year-old boy. From January to July this year, military and civil police killed 895 people. Human Rights Watch concluded that, at this rate, the state will have its bloodiest year in more than a decade.... Keep reading on The Guardian