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Brazilian Police Massacre 13 Youth in Bolsonaro “Crackdown”
Seu Jornal -- Rede TVT, Mekim-na-Save Projek
20 Feb 2019
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In keeping with the new president’s declaration that the police do not “kill enough,” militarized cops swept through a Rio de Janeiro favela with deadly effect.

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