People in Sao Paulo, Brazil march against discrimination

2020/11/2207:52:03 international 1370
On the 21st local time, a slogan "Vidas Pretas Importam" (Vidas Pretas Importam) appeared on the road of Paulista Avenue, the main road in Sao Paulo, Brazil to mourn a family in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The Brazilian black citizen "João Alberto Silveira Freitas" (João Alberto Silveira Freitas) who was beaten to death by security at Carrefour supermarket.

People in Sao Paulo, Brazil march against discrimination - DayDayNews

According to local media reports, the victim is 40 years old. After a dispute with supermarket employees on the evening of the 19th, two guards were taken outside the supermarket to be beaten unconscious. After receiving the report, emergency personnel rushed to the scene to rescue. According to preliminary analysis by forensic doctors, the cause of death may be asphyxiation.

On the 20th local time, anti-racism demonstrations took place in major cities such as Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Rio and others. There were many retaliation incidents against Carrefour supermarkets in the demonstrations. Fortunately, no casualties occurred again. . Regarding the "security killing" incident on the evening of the 19th, Brazilian Vice President Morao said that some people are not qualified to be security guards, but denied that Brazil has racism.

It is understood that Brazil has a population of approximately 210 million people, of which approximately 48% are whites, approximately 44% are brown, and approximately 7% are blacks.

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