Abstract
In this article I discuss the police massacre of 22 people in the Vila Cruzeiro favela of Rio de Janeiro. I argue that the war on drugs and the Brazilian distinction between "labourer" and "criminal" serves to justify the control and extermination of black Brazilians by an unaccountable police force.
Translated title of the contribution | Massacre in Vila Cruzeiro - unequal citizenship, war on drugs and democracy in Brazil |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Specialist publication | Interesse Nacional |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |