Gangsters in Brazil Imposed Their Own Lockdown Due to COVID-19

A statement was posted on G1, which included threatening messages. These were spreading around the town’s notorious favelas and advised that gangsters will teach people to respect ‘respect’ an 8 pm shutdown.

Three neighborhoods of Rio’s sprawling favelas were mentioned and those are disadvantaged by unhygienic housing and non-existent medical care.

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Brazil’s government haven’t imposed

Chalakshi Ranathunge

Ruvindi Ranatunga

I am an International Business Management undergraduate from the University of West London (UWL) and completed the Higher National Diploma in Business Management (SQA). Apart from my studies, I am a freelance writer.