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Weekly Report - 11 January 2024 (WR-24-01)
BRAZIL: Elite Rio police unit to wear body cameras
The military police of Rio de Janeiro state have announced that its elite unit, Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (Bope), will be required to wear cameras on their uniforms during operations from 8 January onwards. The policy has been regarded as a measure to reduce the risk of disproportionate and excessive use of force by the police, for which Bope has long been notorious during its raids of Rio’s favelas.
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