Jailed for Partying in Brazil

Expand Civil police ordered the men who attended the April 7th party to take off their shirts and lie down or sit against the wall for hours. Detainees allege police stepped on their backs if they moved because of the chill of the grass, a public defender told Human Rights Watch. Photo distributed by the civil police. © Polícia Civil/Divulgação Hundreds of people attending a party at a house rented for the occasion in Rio de Janeiro on April 7 were dancing to pagode  –a pop variation of samba– when they heard shots. About 40 police officers stormed the house, and four armed guards responded…

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