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THE police strike in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte entered its 20th day today, with authorities calling a state of emergency.
The north-eastern state’s government declared the emergency yesterday in response to widespread looting and riots with the police off the streets.
The state’s public safety department has reported a spike in burglaries and violence, including at least 100 murders.
Newly revealed documents reveal that MI5 taught Brazilian secret police the techniques deployed by the 1964-85 military dictatorship in horrific prisons like Rio de Janeiro’s House of Death. SARA VIVACQUA reports
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