LatinNews Daily - 26 November 2021 |
BRAZIL: Bolsonaro defends judicial protection for police who kill |
On 25 November, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro defended giving legal protection to police officers who kill in the line of duty. Analysis: These comments come in the wake of another high-profile deadly police operation in the state of Rio de Janeiro late last week, which prompted calls for a thorough investigation from the United Nations (UN). In defending that police officers who kill in the line of duty be protected from prosecution via a legal mechanism known as the ‘exclusion from illegality’, Bolsonaro is harking back to a promise he made as presidential candidate in 2018, but has so far been unable to deliver.
Looking Ahead: The tough-on-crime public security agenda was an important part of Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign in 2018, and he may return to it as he gears up for his re-election campaign ahead of the October 2022 general election; public security officers, notably members of the military police, form part of his support base. |