In violent Rio, it’s police vs. the masses – both sides lose lives in vicious battles
More than two policemen are killed each week on average in the state of Rio de Janeiro, violence so common that cops have their blood type stitched into their uniform name tags.But don’t expect their plight to draw much sympathy here. Rio’s cops have long been considered under-trained, trigger happy and easy to bribe. Now their reputation has hit a new low after rampaging policemen massacred 30 slum-dwelling bystanders on March 30.Full Story