“This was about more than semantics; it represented a dangerous shift in perspective.Rio was not at war, I pointed out; and even if it were, wars have rules.”
Juliana Barbassa“It didn't take much prompting for Cariocas who were sick of living with violence to advocate violence as a solution.”
Juliana Barbassa, Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink“Really, what is the law when it stands in the way of what the government wants to do?”
Juliana Barbassa, Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink“Killings by cops on the job continued to rise. . . . they became an institutionalized way for police to settle scores."We stopped being peacekeeping police and turned into troops at war," Mário Sérgio said.”
Juliana Barbassa, Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink“This was about more than semantics; it represented a dangerous shift in perspective.Rio was not at war, I pointed out; and even if it were, wars have rules.”
Juliana Barbassa, Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink