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Brazil: São Paulo Acts to Curb Police Cover-ups

Resolution Addresses Problem of False Rescues

BRAZIL–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. A resolution by the São Paulo government on the handling of shooting victims is an important step to safeguard against unlawful killings by state police, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Resolution SSP-05 was issued by Secretary of Public Security Fernando Grella Vieira on January 8, 2013. It requires the police to contact emergency response teams to provide assistance and treatment to victims at the scenes of…

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