Sao Paulo turned into a shoot out battle ground between drug lords and the police

Wednesday, November 14th 2012 - 00:42 UTC

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The wave of killings in South America’s largest city, Sao Paulo is attributed to a resurgence of attacks from the criminal gang PCC (First Command of the Capital) against the police, which is also involved in reprisals turning the Brazilian metropolis into one of the most violent in the country. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
Sao Paulo's murder rate has been statistically much lower than one might expect.
It is getting back to levels more in line with the rest of Brasil's cities.
It may be simple coincidence that its rise accompanies Fernando Haddad's commencement of term of office.

This could be manipulated by any involved Party (if you believe in conspiracy theory),
or it may be just the killing off of the non-malleable police, the take over of the compliant police, and the prisons .. and the legal system .. by the 'drug dealers'.
Nov 14th, 2012 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#1 Are you suggesting Haddad is not only murdering people, but killing so many it changes the overall statistical trend?
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