Some Humility Would Do Lula Good. On Human Rights Brazil Has Long Way to Go
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On November 7, 2009 a few friends and I had an opportunity to take a look inside a Brazilian jail outside the city of Rio de Janeiro. We were able to take some amateur footage of our experience on video (see link below). It’s no surprise, of course, that the typical Brazilian jail lacks some of the functionality of those in North America or Europe, but our experience that day was quite shocking.
First, most of the jail is actually run by prisoners. Apparently, if you have a good relationship with the police, you are free to roam outside the cells while still in the confines of the greater jail, while the majority of the prisoners are locked inside the cells.
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