Rio governor confirms plans for shoot-to-kill policing policy

Activists and experts expressed outrage after Wilson Witzel said security forces were authorized to use lethal force

Human rights activists and public security experts have expressed outrage after the newly-elected governor of Rio de Janeiro state confirmed plans to implement shoot-to-kill policing tactics in the crime-ridden region.

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