The violent shame of Brazilian police officers

[Rachel Divine]

I have been traveling in different countries for some good years and I didn't get robbed once.

Surely each country has own good and bads, very own culture.

I am meeting a friend this days to catch up, he is just back from Brazil.

[patty]

Out of interest , are you advising against travelling to Brazil altogether ?
Thank you for your reply Patty .

Not at all just saying over confidence can be the worst thing to be Brazil as an example is a dangerous place no matter where you go
Picking one place and saying by avoiding there will keep you safe is a big mistake

[tom rambo]

i would love to go Brazil,the ladies are said to be the most Beautfiul in the world,

[nonpareil]

i would love to go Brazil,the ladies are said to be the most Beautfiul in the world,

A number of them have come to us here.

Must be for the weather.

[tom rambo]

Brazil is an awesome country, I spent last summer there and had a great time....and didn't get robbed once!!

Fact is, there are dangerous places everywhere in the world. If you want to live in a little bubble of safety stay in your living room and don't go anywhere. If you do have the balls to go travelling don't go for the dumb tourist looks with cameras hanging round your neck, flashing expensive mobile phones around you and pulling wads of notes out of a bumbag

yes you are right,ther places in ireland i would not go at night,

[tom rambo]

A number of them have come to us here.

Must be for the weather.

yes the have,and we a are lucky to have them,also some Irish living in Brazil,

[Rachel Divine]

Ladies are safer walking on the street at certain hours than guys are.

[earthfighter]

Graphic images have emerged of a badly beaten transgender prisoner amid reports police 'pulverized' her face, forced her to strip and shaved her head.
Pictures show Veronica Bolina lying partially naked on the ground in front of a group of officers and other prisoners in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The 25-year-old had previously been arrested over an alleged attack on her 73-year-old neighbour.
An official police statement claimed Bolina was attacked by prisoners when she was seen performing a sex act on herself in her cell and that officers were forced to intervene.
It added that the injuries were the result of a struggle in which, police claim, she bit an officer on the ear.

The photos of her badly swollen eyes and mouth have been widely shared on the internet with outraged supporters setting up campaign groups on the internet demanding the right for LGBT people to be treated fairly.
One supporter, Susane Montalvo Sarabia, said: 'It is just sickening that in this day and age such things as this still happen.
'They have pulverised that poor woman's face and are now trying to cover it up. Whether she is innocent, guilty, transgender or straight doesn't matter.
'The police should not be allowed to do this to anyone.'
Authorities in Sao Paulo say they are now investigating the matter.
A spokesman for the prosecutors office said she had been moved to a detention centre where she has an individual cell until the court case.


Link HERE

Was this person beaten up because of their gender or because of the alleged attack on the 73 year old neighbour ?

[Devastator]

yes you are right,ther places in ireland i would not go at night,

Some places in Belfast I wouldn't go near during the day!

Was this person beaten up because of their gender or because of the alleged attack on the 73 year old neighbour ?

I'm guessing because of the attack on the neighbour. I heard that many people do not trust the police because of corruption and have been known to take matters into their own hands....again, the theme continues that this happens in a lot of places not only Brazil.


I loved Brazil and really want to go back. I urge everyone not to let a few news stories put you off considering the sheer size of the country and population, there are bound to be negatives.