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Rio de Janeiro has been in shock following the death of 8 year old girl Agatha Felix. She was shot on the back while on a car with her family. Most signs indicate the police fired the shot. This has been dominating the news for over a week and shocked the country. 👇 
Agatha is 17th child shot RJ 2019, and the fifth to die.
This result of the policies of governor Wilson WItzel, who promising a tough-on-crime stance and to give the police more leeway when using force. In campaign, he said “Police will aim for the head”. theguardian.com/world/2019/sep…
This result of the policies of governor Wilson WItzel, who promising a tough-on-crime stance and to give the police more leeway when using force. In campaign, he said “Police will aim for the head”. theguardian.com/world/2019/sep…
This has been the most important issue of the week. Nonetheless, Witzel went for 3 days without comments. He finally made a public statement: he said the blame for Agathas murder lies with drug users. He sent the police on a shoot to kill mission, and then blamed drug war for it
