This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
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Repressing World Cup Protests Is Booming Business for Brazilian Corporation
Rio-based company Condor Nonlethal Technologies is swimming in profit after a $22-million contract providing tear gas, rubber bullets, Tasers, and light and sound grenades to police and private security forces.
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Petition In Brazil Demands Protestor Civil Rights Ahead of World Cup Kickoff
Amnesty International has asked for stricter regulations on the use of aggressive weapons like tear-gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray as well as techniques such as kettling during the global soccer event.
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Protests Threaten to Paralyze Brazil Ahead of World Cup
As the FIFA World Cup approaches, the streets of Brazil are heating up with strikes and demonstrations, and there are worries that the social unrest could escalate into a wave of protests similar to the ones that shook the country in June 2013.
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Evictions, Violence and "Criminalization of Poverty" Shakes Brazil Ahead of World Cup
Some say the Pacifying Police Units now installed in favelas are part of a corporate takeover of Rio de Janeiro – where the purpose is not to meet social demands but to make the city friendly for big business.
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Brazil’s Lawmakers Push Anti-Terrorism Policy To Stifle Protest Ahead of World Cup
After a surprise Defense Ministry ruling enabling armed forces in Brazil’s streets, members of Congress are now pushing a bill that defines terrorism in vague terms – to frighten protesters and quell public dissent ahead of the World Cup.
