Exploitation of Brazilians

Police brutality seems like an issue that should be so well supervised and a problem that could be challenged by those harmed.  In urban Brazil this is not the case as the Human Rights Watch discovered in the past decade.  Brutality, as defined by dictionary.com, is “The state or quality of being ruthless, cruel, harsh, or unrelenting.”  This is definitely an action that police should avoid at all possible costs unless fighting to protect themselves or the vast majority of the public.  Why is it that police brutality has become a publicized issue in Brazil and appears to not be addressed properly?  The Human Rights Watch found that although there is the opportunity to challenge the issue of police brutality and violence in Brazil, the governmental authorities, including police, prosecutors, and judges, are corrupt.  Police sometimes have the opportunity to investigate their own case, if the case if even given a very high priority.  Most cases are also very poorly investigated and evidence is inadequately documented, leaving courts with the inability to prosecute or fulfill their obligations as higher authorities in the Brazilian government.  In the United States, it seems as if the issue of police brutality is controlled and that the public have the opportunity to challenge the problem if one arises.  However, recently, a similar issue has arisen with the military and many government officials being charged with brutality and cruel and unusual punishment of many people during the War on Terror.  Similar to practices in Brazil, many of these governmental figures are usually released or the crime passed off as a needed measure or control.  By the illegal and inhuman practices of United States being exposed are they dropping to the level of the Brazilian government?  If the United States did not have all of its money and international influences, would they have more internal issues exposed and begin to be questioned by the world?  I believe so.  Although Brazil seems to have many police brutality problems, the United States seems to slowly be dropping and following Brazil’s corrupt policies.

If you would like to know more about the research done by the Human Rights Watch in Urban Brazil and the recommendations that were made in order to improve the situation, feel free to visit the article “Police Brutality in Urban Brazil“ that was published and is available online.