The Brazilian president swept to power on a promise he would be tough on crime.
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President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated that most strongly in his home state of Rio de Janeiro.
However, It has a long history of police abuse as officers have battled drug gangs with innocent people getting caught in the crossfire.
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As Al Jazeera’s Daniel Schweimler reports from Rio, that situation is getting worse.
Source:Â bbc.com