Rights commission expresses deep concern about Brazil

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 5:14 pm CST, Monday, November 12, 2018

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed deep concern over human rights in Brazil on Monday, saying it will monitor what happens when the government of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro assumes office Jan. 1.

After a one-week visit to eight states in Latin America's biggest country, the commission released a report highlighting violence suffered by indigenous people, the growing exclusion of those living on the streets, threats against freedom of expression, the vulnerability of minorities, and a culture of impunity among police.

Bolsonaro assumes office Jan. 1.

"Killings committed by security forces must end. They must protect people, not kill them," the commission's president, Margarette May Macaulay, said at news conference. "The focus must be on the protection of life."

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Human-rights-commission-expresses-concern-over-13384914.php

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Bolsonaro, and his affection for weapons.

[sandensea]

1. In all likelihood, he'll turn on his own allies before long

Sadists always turn on their friends first.

Once they realize this, they'll try to jettison Bolsonazi - but unlike Collor de Mello in '92, I doubt he'll go down without a fight.

There probably will, as they say, be blood.

[lark]

2. My heart bleeds for Brazil.

My daughter met a Brazilian when she went to Europe for her college graduation present (had worked and saved money for years) and they got married 3 years later. I feel so bad for him and all his family still in Brazil. I don't even know if he could get his mom into the country on anything other than a visitor visa which ends in 6 months, things are so fucked up with immigration and drumpf these days. I worry about Rita (daughter's mom-in-law) she lives in a lower middle class area, not too far from the barios which is where the violence will start.