“ It didn't take much prompting for Cariocas who were sick of living with violence to advocate violence as a solution. Juliana Barbassa
“ Really, what is the law when it stands in the way of what the government wants to do? Juliana Barbassa
“ You kill one, there was another in his place, and what's worse, his nephew now hated you, his friend now hated you. . . . There was no end. Juliana Barbassa
“ The reality is fuck the animals, fuck biodiversity, fuck the laws, and long live construction," [Ricardo Freitas] said. "All of this is being done because some people will make a lot of money, and it'… Juliana Barbassa
“ This was about more than semantics; it represented a dangerous shift in perspective.Rio was not at war, I pointed out; and even if it were, wars have rules. Juliana Barbassa
“ Killings by cops on the job continued to rise. . . . they became an institutionalized way for police to settle scores."We stopped being peacekeeping police and turned into troops at war," Mário Sérgio… Juliana Barbassa