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Favela Lockdown: Brazil´s Gangs Fighting COVID-19

April 30, 2020 são paulo
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Brazil’s gangs have put the favelas on lockdown to prevent a deadly outbreak of COVID-19. They know that the virus came to Brazil through wealthy jet-setters, and will do “whatever it takes” to stop the gringos from entering the favelas.

While Brazil’s far-right President Bolsonaro is failing to to take the crisis seriously, people living in favelas know they can’t be complacent. An outbreak could be catastrophic for these densely packed communities, where sanitation is poor and access to healthcare non-existent.

Bolsonaro, Gangs, Pandemic, Police, Violence
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