Brazil Protestors: 9,000 Disappeared in 2 Years

[DarkPrincess]

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- Protesters took to the fabled Brazilian beaches of Copacabana on Tuesday to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in Rio de Janeiro since January 2007.
Dummies represent victims of violence in a protest Tuesday on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.





The group ONG Rio de Paz staged a cemetery on the sand, with mannequins representing those who have been slain and secretly buried. Demonstrators also constructed facsimiles of ovens that narcotics traffickers and death squads reportedly use to cremate remains of those they have abducted.
"In general, they are assassinated by police," said Antonio Carlos Costa, president of ONG Rio de Paz, "police acting outside of their regular work hours. They are also assassinated by narco-traffickers. The bodies are disposed of in secret cemeteries in the metropolitan Rio de Janeiro area or incinerated alive by narco-traffickers in what they call 'microwaves.' "

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Damn Brazil is such an extremely vioent place!! I recently watched a shocking and eye-opening documentary on Brazil and the violence there.....shoot....I can't recall the name!

People basically have to get bullet proof cars and hosts of other things.

[DarkPrincess]

Damn Brazil is such an extremely vioent place!! I recently watched a shocking and eye-opening documentary on Brazil and the violence there.....shoot....I can't recall the name!

People basically have to get bullet proof cars and hosts of other things.

They're not the only ones. Mexico is ridiculous too. Mexico has the resources to have military guarding the resorts where we stay, but not to protect their own people. No wonder they hate Americans.