Killing of João Alberto Silveira Freitas

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Killing of João Alberto Silveira Freitas
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Demonstrators gathered in front of a Carrefour unit in Brasília to protest the death of João Alberto Freitas
DateNovember 19, 2020 (2020-11-19)
LocationPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates30°00′47″S 51°10′15″W / 30.01303°S 51.17080°W / -30.01303; -51.17080Coordinates: 30°00′47″S 51°10′15″W / 30.01303°S 51.17080°W / -30.01303; -51.17080

On November 19, 2020, João Alberto Silveira Freitas, a 40-year-old black man, died in Porto Alegre, Brazil, after being beaten by security guards at a Carrefour unit in Passo d'Areia neighborhood.[1][2][3][4][5]

The killing triggered protests across the entire country,[6] scheduled for the day after, November 20, Black Awareness Day.[7]

Victim and suspects[]

João Alberto Freitas[]

João Alberto Silveira Freitas (aged 40) was born and raised in Humaitá neighborhood, Porto Alegre. He had four children: the first, a woman, was from his first relationship and the last three from a second marriage. He lived with Milena in a stable union and the two were planning to get married.[8][9]

Giovane Gaspar da Silva[]

Giovane Gaspar da Silva, aged 24 at the time, was one of the security guards arrested for the attack.[9] He was a temporary military police officer, working for Military Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul since 2018 and allegedly did not have license to work as a private security guard.[10]

Magno Braz Borges[]

Magno Braz Borges, aged 30 at the time, was another security guard arrested for the attack.[9] He was licensed to work as security guard but his professional bond with Vector, the company responsible for security in the Carrefour unit, was not in database records of Federal Police of Brazil, the agency in charge of regulating the profession.[10]

Adriana Alves Dutra[]

Adriana Alves Dutra was a Carrefour Passo d'Areia unit employee. During the occurrence, she was allegedly seen standing beside the men on the ground and seemed to give orders through the radio. Adriana is also reportedly to have threatened people who was filming the action.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Black man dies after being beaten by Carrefour security guards in Porto Alegre". 20 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ Alvares, Debora (2020-11-21). "Black man killed by security guards is buried in Brazil". Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. ^ "'A gente gritava: estão matando o cara', diz testemunha de caso em mercado do RS". CNN Brazil. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. ^ Booker, Brakkton (2020-11-20). "Black Man Dies After Beating By Security Guards, Sparking Outrage In Brazil". NPR. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. ^ Pearson, Luciana Magalhaes and Samantha (2020-11-22). "Black Man's Death After Beating by Security Guards Sparks Protests Across Brazil". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. ^ Vara, Diego (20 November 2020). "Violence erupts in Brazil after Black man beaten to death at Carrefour store". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Killing of black man by guards at Brazil supermarket sparks protests". BBC News. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  8. ^ Gularte, Jeniffer (November 20, 2020). "Apaixonado pelo São José, pai de quatro filhos e conhecido no mercado onde foi morto: quem era João Alberto Silveira Freitas". GaúchaZH. Grupo RBS. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Hombre fue asesinado a golpes por guardas de seguridad de supermercado". El Tiempo (Colombia) (in Spanish). 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  10. ^ a b "PM envolvido na morte de homem negro em Porto Alegre não tinha registro para trabalhar como segurança, diz Polícia Federal". G1.
  11. ^ Irion, Adriana (November 20, 2020). ""Se a senhora conseguir acalmar ele, eu tiro todo mundo de cima dele", disse funcionária do Carrefour à esposa de João Alberto". GaúchaZH. Grupo RBS. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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