[Brazil] Riots: Mob violence

On 5 April 2025, in Florianopolis (Santa Catarina), people in the Ingleses do Rio Vermelho neighborhood threw rocks and other objects at military police officers after an operation carried out earlier in which a drug trafficker was shot to death (coded separately). Police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse the rioters.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-04-05

Country

Brazil

Event type

riot

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