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| Brazil safety concerns rise after arrest of police officers and gang rape on bus | Brazil safety concerns rise after arrest of police officers and gang rape on bus |
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| Brazil's efforts to improve public safety ahead of the football World Cup and the Olympics have taken two high-profile hits in recent days with the arrests of eight police officers in São Paulo and news of the rape and robbery of tourists in Rio de Janeiro. | Brazil's efforts to improve public safety ahead of the football World Cup and the Olympics have taken two high-profile hits in recent days with the arrests of eight police officers in São Paulo and news of the rape and robbery of tourists in Rio de Janeiro. |
| The officers were arrested after a television broadcast showed two teenagers being shot dead on 16 March in the Bras neighbourhood of São Paulo, while the occupants of a nearby patrol car did nothing to help. | The officers were arrested after a television broadcast showed two teenagers being shot dead on 16 March in the Bras neighbourhood of São Paulo, while the occupants of a nearby patrol car did nothing to help. |
| One of the victims – a 14 year old known as Piui who collected paper and cardboard from the streets – was shot six times. The other victim, whose name has not been disclosed, was shot 12 times. | One of the victims – a 14 year old known as Piui who collected paper and cardboard from the streets – was shot six times. The other victim, whose name has not been disclosed, was shot 12 times. |
| Prosecutors said one of the teenagers was on his mobile phone when two assailants drove up on a motorbike. The person on the other end of the line heard the killers say they were police and order the boys to put their hands up. | Prosecutors said one of the teenagers was on his mobile phone when two assailants drove up on a motorbike. The person on the other end of the line heard the killers say they were police and order the boys to put their hands up. |
| The footage of the murders, which aired on the Globo TV's Fantastico programme on Sunday, have reinforced concerns that civilians are at risk from tit-for-tat killings between police and drug trafficking gangs. | The footage of the murders, which aired on the Globo TV's Fantastico programme on Sunday, have reinforced concerns that civilians are at risk from tit-for-tat killings between police and drug trafficking gangs. |
| The Bras district has a reputation for drug dealing, but Piui's father told local reporters that his son was not involved. | The Bras district has a reputation for drug dealing, but Piui's father told local reporters that his son was not involved. |
| "He was with the wrong person at the wrong time. They executed him on the spot," the father was quoted as saying by the Globo newspaper. | "He was with the wrong person at the wrong time. They executed him on the spot," the father was quoted as saying by the Globo newspaper. |
| Elizabeth Sato, director of São Paulo's police homicide department, said the officers in the police car were, at least, negligent in failing to stop the shooting, and she said they may be complicit in the murder if they were covering the killers' backs. | Elizabeth Sato, director of São Paulo's police homicide department, said the officers in the police car were, at least, negligent in failing to stop the shooting, and she said they may be complicit in the murder if they were covering the killers' backs. |
| Brazilian authorities have claimed progress over recent years in improving public safety in major cities, through extra policing and a programme of "pacification" that has pushed armed drug dealers out of sight in many of the favelas. But nationwide murder and robbery rates remain very high, compared with Europe, and crime remains a concern for organisers of upcoming sporting events. | Brazilian authorities have claimed progress over recent years in improving public safety in major cities, through extra policing and a programme of "pacification" that has pushed armed drug dealers out of sight in many of the favelas. But nationwide murder and robbery rates remain very high, compared with Europe, and crime remains a concern for organisers of upcoming sporting events. |
| Such fears were underscored at the weekend when a foreign tourist was raped and robbed on a minibus that she had boarded in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. | Such fears were underscored at the weekend when a foreign tourist was raped and robbed on a minibus that she had boarded in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. |
| The attackers ordered other passengers off the vehicle and then repeatedly raped the woman, while her boyfriend was handcuffed and beaten. The assailants made the couple withdraw money from cash machines and buy items from shops. The nationalities of the couple have not been disclosed. | The attackers ordered other passengers off the vehicle and then repeatedly raped the woman, while her boyfriend was handcuffed and beaten. The assailants made the couple withdraw money from cash machines and buy items from shops. The nationalities of the couple have not been disclosed. |
| Police have arrested three people in the case and said the gang has been operating in Rio for several months. | Police have arrested three people in the case and said the gang has been operating in Rio for several months. |
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