Rio - Candelaria Massacre - Brazil

March 1996
Locked behind barbed wire and treated like a common criminal lives Wagner dos Santos in Brazil - the key witness in the Candelaria massacre. He was shot 3 times in the head and dumped in a field because he happened to be present when the military police gunned down 8 street children. The reason for the massacre? Because a boy hit one policeman with a stone when he was being arrested for stealing glue. Wagner lives under government protection. Thirty days after the Candelaria massacre, the death squad of the 9th Rio battalion opened fire in Vigario Geral, one of the poorest slums north of Rio. Amongst the stagnant water, the cardboard shacks and the rubbish, one survivor recounts the brutal murder of her entire family. Debilitated by facial paralysis, sight and hearing problems, Wagner is still determined that the police should be punished for what they have done.

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[archibong007]

shut up all you crapheads. We´re not talknin about COUNTRY here it´s about INNOCENT LIVES BEING LOST. Idiots.. dont´s all have any sense of compassion n pity for others.........!???

[mrcraigsmith87]

Things happen all around the world everyday an as a american we dont find out about things until somebody on youtube post the info! Thank you for letting everyone know whats really going on overseas! Greatjob

[scidhell]

Não sabia desssa historia...! Rio de janeiro é um lixo , não sei porque os turistas vem pra ca !

[ogrodolixo]

é por isso q o comando vermelho distrói a policia carioca

[Nero46able]

@Gustavolegal100  lol you idiot I am not American I'm English Brazilian slum

[Gustavolegal100]

@Nero46able FUCK AMERICANS!

[Rollerfahrer666]

Nero46able not fuck the favelas fuck this stupid brazilian police

[haha13151]

@Ghoulsick for me the only good parts of brazil is the scenery and my family. if i could take them all out of that shit i would.

[TheBigvolt]

Thats right carol who would give a fuck about Brazil any ways, Unless we as the human race might just start caring about all people .

[Ghoulsick]

This video only shows the dark side of every country, we should all be ashamed of enterprising such shame

[BadBoo22]

@joikeas Yes rio is a beautiful place, and ppl should remember the good things about my country, BUT theres also a disgraceful, destructive side of Brazil that must be discussed. If ppl only looked at the good and "tourisim" aspect of Brasil, wouldnt that be biased?...Its crucial for ppl outside of brazil to know that this exist. People are suffering, living in extreme poverty, subjected to discrimination...i want ppl to know this. Documentaries like these are important...