Brasilien. São Paulo Installs Military Police Base at “Cracolândia”
Brasilien. São Paulo Installs Military Police Base at “Cracolândia”
On February 1 in São Paulo, a few hundred yards away from the city’s embattled Cracolândia, Governor Tarcisio Freitas inaugurated the new tactical base from which military police will surveil the area full-time.
Cracolândia can refer to any of a number of locations demonized for public drug use and homelessness. But the long-time favorite target of politicians and media is in the one at São Paulo’s city center.
The São Paulo State Military Police (PMSP) is the largest state police force in Brazil. New units are inaugurated regularly, but this one is notable because it’s essentially being operated from Cracolândia‘s doorstep. The current patrols harassing the neighborhood by foot, by car, by horseback, are not enough. Now, a new tactical base will see PMSP officers stationed there 24/7. (Filter, USA, 08.02.2024)
https://filtermag.org/sao-paulo-military-police-cracolandia/