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Security & Strategic Review - July 2014 (ISSN 1741-4202)
Rio police bring charges against planners of World Cup violence
When on the eve of the World Cup final the police in Rio de Janeiro arrested 28 people on charges of conspiring to commit acts of violence, there was instant uproar among rights advocacy groups and social organisations. The police were accused of acting without any solid evidence with the sole purpose of repressing social protests. Just over a week after the event, when the media gained access to the report on the police investigation, the picture had changed dramatically: either there was fabrication of evidence on a grand scale, or there had indeed been a substantial organised attempt to disrupt the event with violence.
- Rio police bring charges against planners of World Cup violence
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