Killing of João Alberto Silveira Freitas
The killing of João Alberto Freitas refers to the beating and murder by asphyxiation of João Alberto Silveira Freitas, at the hands of security guards at a Carrefour store , located in the Passo d'Areia neighborhood , in the northern part of the city of Porto Alegre , in Rio de Janeiro . Grande do Sul , on the night of November 19 , 2020 . The murder started a series of anti-racist protests in several Brazilian cities. João Alberto, a forty-year-old black man, worked as a service provider. He was buried on November 21 in Porto Alegre.Six people were indicted by the Public Ministry for homicide, including two security guards (one of them a temporary military police officer) and four Carrefour employees.
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Avenida Plínio Brasil Milano, Porto Alegre Passo da Areia (Porto Alegre)
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| N -30.01303 ° | E -51.1708 ° |
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Carrefour
Avenida Plínio Brasil Milano 2343
90520-000 Porto Alegre, Passo da Areia (Porto Alegre)
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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