Governor of SP criticizes police violence after shocking deaths

Recent attacks and deaths resulting from police attacks led Tarcísio de Freitas to adopt a new tone in his statements, describing the case in which a man was thrown from the bridge as ‘absurd’

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To date, 2024 has already recorded 580 deaths caused by security agents, making it the most violent year since 2020

The recent attacks and deaths resulting from interventions by the in São Paulo they took the governor de Freitas to adopt a new tone in his statements about police violence. Under pressure, he criticized an incident in which a police officer threw a man from a bridge, describing the action as “absurd”.

Last month, a shocking case involved Gabriel da Silva Soares, a 26-year-old black man, who was fatally shot in the back by 11 shots fired by a police officer in front of a market. Another tragic episode was the death of medical student Marco Aurélio Cardenas Acosta, who was chased by a law enforcement agent before being shot. To date, 2024 has already recorded 580 deaths caused by security agents, making it the most violent year since 2020.

*Report produced with the help of AI
Posted by Victor Oliveira

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