Protests against murder of Congolese immigrant focus on racism in Brazil


  • World
  • Sunday, 06 Feb 2022

Demonstrators hold signs asking for justice after the death of a Congolese refugee Moise Kabagambe, who was brutally killed in Rio de Janeiro, during a protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil February 5, 2022. REUTERS/Carla Carniel

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday demanded justice and decried racism at the beachside kiosk in Rio de Janeiro where a Congolese immigrant was beaten to death last month.

Human rights activists, Black organizers and representatives of the Congolese community in Rio carried signs and blocked a main avenue in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood where Moise Kabagambe, 24, worked until he was beaten to death on Jan. 24 in an alleged dispute over unpaid wages.

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