8 january, a riot broke out at brazil’s congress, resulting in hundreds of people being taken into custody. the police academy held over 1,500 detainees, sparking concern over their wellbeing on social media platforms such as tiktok and twitter. this false information circulating on these platforms has caused an outcry from some conservative brazilian politicians.
telma viera, who witnessed the difficult conditions inside the facility firsthand, reported that detainees had limited access to food and water and had to rely on help from each other. conservative lawmakers have been alerted to the mistreatment of detainees via social media posts, prompting neucimar fraga, a congressman from the right-wing progressitas party, to call for an investigation.
the riot occurred on 8 january and took place at brazil’s congress. 1,500 people were arrested after the riot and brought to the police academy, with nearly 600 of those being transferred to other facilities. 520 people have been released so far. thousands of brazilians then took to the streets to explicitly condemn the rioters, with an elderly man yelling “our fight against red communism will never rest!” from the back of the bus and several women waving brazilian flags. police have five days to file charges.
the riot occurred as a result of increasing political tensions between right-wing and left-wing politicians in brazil. the false information circulating on social media has caused an outcry from some conservative brazilian politicians and has sparked concern over the wellbeing of the detainees. the detainees had limited access to food and water and had to rely on help from each other, prompting neucimar fraga to call for an investigation into the detentions. thousands of brazilians then took to the streets to explicitly condemn the rioters, with an elderly man yelling “our fight against red communism will never rest!” from the back of the bus and several women waving brazilian flags.
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