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19
Novèmber
2020

João Alberto Silveira Freitas is killed by private security guards

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📅 19 Novèmber 2020 📍 Brazil

João Alberto Silveira Freitas, a Black man, was beaten to death by private security guards at a Carrefour supermarket in Porto Alegre on the eve of Black Consciousness Day. The killing intensified public scrutiny of anti-Black violence in commercial spaces and the relationships among corporations, outsourced security, and state accountability. His death became a catalyst for protest, while family members and activists rejected explanations that treated the killing as an isolated incident detached from Brazil’s racial hierarchy.

Inisiá sesion pa gusta òf marká e relato aki.
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Personanan den e suseso aki

João Alberto Silveira Freitas

his family

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Carrefour

private security contractors

anti-racist organizers