Vitoria, daughter of Marcelo Guimaraes, who according to residents was shot to death by police in an armored vehicle while riding a motorcycle next to Cidade de Deus slum, mourns during his burial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Crowds gathered on Tuesday in a Rio de Janeiro cemetery to bury Marcelo Guimarães, the latest victim to be killed by police in Brazil, home to some of the world's deadliest security forces.
Guimarães was killed on Monday at the entrance to the City of God favela, after dropping off his son for his first day of school. His family said Rio's military police, known for their deadly raids on poor, Black neighborhoods, shot him from inside an armored vehicle as he drove past on a motorcycle.
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