11,000 Brazilians killed by police in five years: Study

A new study shows over 11,000 Brazilians were killed in police operations between 2009 and 2013, averaging six deaths each day, Press TV reports.

Brazilian police killed 11,197 people from 2009 to 2013, a Sao Paulo-based NGO, called Brazilian Forum on Public Safety, said on Tuesday, accusing police of making “abusive use of lethal force.”

The study added that 2,212 civilians and 490 police officers were killed in operations carried out in 2013 .... http://www.presstv.ir