Brazil: The new police brutality

When he took office 100 days ago, Brazil's President Bolsonaro promised tough action against Criminals. Human rights activist reports since then as a rule, the right executions by the police.

Matthias Ebert, ARD-Studio, Rio de Janeiro

Quietly invaded special units to six o'clock in the Morning in the narrow streets of the Favela de Janeiro Fallet in Rio. They had apparently received a tip-off, where young drug dealer of the "Red commandos", who had delivered in the previous days battles with other Gangs.

As the use on 8. February was over, broke out the horror in the poor settlement Fall. Local residents discovered 15 killed young people who had traces of executions. Neighbors speak of the "first massacre of Brazil's extreme right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro".

Tatiana Carvalho holds up the autopsy report of her son. The 22-year-old Felipe was killed, therefore, in the exchange of fire with the police but with a knife. Tatiana's phone has photos, the show, such as Felipe's guts hanging out. You should document that her son was a member of the "Red command" has been executed. "As a Gangster, no rights?", Tatiana complains.

Tatiana from the Favela shows the autopsy report of her son Fallet in Rio. The teenagers died in a use of the security forces. His mother accuses you to have your son deliberately executed.

Operation in the Favela runs Fall. But already now it is clear that Brazil operates under Bolsonaro a tougher security policy. Apparently, outside the legal framework, such as human rights activists criticize.

João Luis of the non-governmental organization Rio de Paz points to a white tower that rises over a police all-terrain. From there, would arming the police to protect the residents of the Favela Manguinhos shoot - at least on the armed. However, the police have killed in the first months of the year, according to Rio de Paz also Innocent, with a Jack or an umbrella on the way.