What BOPE really does

As far as I know, "Tropa de Elite" still hasn't come out in the U.S. despite coming out all over the world. But for those of you who have seen the movie, this is what BOPE really does.

Today, BOPE invaded a favela in the suburbs of Rio, Vila Cruzeiro. The mission was to take out drug traffickers and create easier access to the favela, which traffickers had impeded. Nine people were killed and six were injured. BOPE claims all those killed were traffickers, but all of the people injured were innocent bystanders. Fourteen people were arrested.

The traffickers who run the favela had warned residents with signs all over the neighborhood: "On days when the police invade, stay inside your homes."

Apparently that wasn't enough.

I wonder when the U.S. will realize that Brazil is slowly but surely becoming Colombia of the 1990s. We can only hope it doesn't get that bad.

Comments

[Alessandra]

Couldn´t agree more.