Police officer sprays pepper spray in the face of citizen who offers no resistance | Brazil

Police officer sprays pepper spray in citizen’s facereproduction

Published 04/25/2024 14:35

São Paulo – A video circulating on social media shows a citizen of São Paulo suffering a violent police approach. On this occasion, the victim is hit with pepper spray in the eyes, even without offering resistance.

According to Renato Freitas, state deputy elected in Paraná by the PT and one of the first people to publicize what happened, the victim of the police attacks was the one who requested the arrival of the PM. Before being attacked by authorities, the man, identified in the video as César, had been threatened with a knife. The situation happened last Tuesday (23). There is no confirmation of the exact location of what happened.

“Resident receives payment for rent that was already paid. The collector, ex-husband of the property owner, threatens him with a knife. The resident calls the police. With the arrival of the PM, the victim becomes a criminal. Another abusive action by police”, says the text that accompanies the video on the networks.

The man filming the incident identifies himself as the victim’s brother. At one point, the owner of the residence appears in the images and says that “he is a good person, he is a good tenant”. Shortly afterwards, César looked distressed and said he just wanted to breathe.

O DAY He contacted the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat and the São Paulo Public Ministry, but, so far, none of the bodies have responded.

In the comments, several internet users criticize the police action and point out that the violence was only happening because it was on the outskirts and that the same would not happen in upscale areas of São Paulo. Others said ironically that it was “another isolated case”.