Why did ‘Brazil’s George Floyd’ receive less public outcry – even in Brazil? |

 

 

"One is the persistent idea among Brazilians that, due to its racial mixing, Brazil is a “racial democracy” and that, because it never had segregationist laws, the South American country is not as racist as the US.

The other reason is the grim reality that the constant killing of Black people by law enforcement agents has “unfortunately become part of our idea of normality,” she said."

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