Police killings in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state reach record high

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By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and DIANE JEANTET | AP
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Sat, 2019-05-04 04:34

RIO DE JANEIRO: Police killings in the state of Rio de Janeiro have hit a record high, rising by 18% in the first three months of this year in a spike partly attributed to a zero tolerance for criminals campaign by state leaders.
Official data reviewed by The Associated Press show police forces in Rio killed 434 people during clashes in those months, compared to 368 people in same period last year.
The number, released on April 17, is the highest since record keeping began in 1998.

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