LOWacled · L2 · riot2025-04-06
[Brazil] Riots: Violent demonstration
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On 6 April 2025, near Japaratuba municipality (Sergipe), residents demonstrated on the BR-101 highway and on the Reinaldo Moura highways to denounce the killing of a man who was shot and killed by military police officers (coded separately). While the police claim the man was armed and resisted the approach, the demonstrators said that he was unarmed. The group burned objects on the road.
- Severity
- LOW
- Occurred
- 2025-04-06
- Country
- Brazil
- Event type
- riot
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