https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2022/02/blacks-are-the-most-stopped-by-the-police-in-rio-in-any-situation-says-survey.shtml

Blacks Are The Most Stopped by The Police in Rio in any Situation, Says Survey

This article was written originally in Portuguese, the official language of Brazil, by Júlia Barbon, and translated by Kiratiana Freelon into English. The original version of the article gave public readers a minute’s worth of scrolling before it progressed to an automated paywall, in which one would choose to either become a subscriber or stop reading the article entirely. This is particularly concerning because the introduction of the paywall blocks potential readers from learning about the harrowing racism occurring in Brazil.

According to this article, “Blacks Are The Most Stopped by The Police in Rio in any Situation, Says Survey,” in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Black people are the group that suffers the most abuse, both physically and emotionally, in any situation after also being the group that is most stopped by the police no matter what the circumstance. Contrarily, white men over 40 are almost never stopped. The evidence utilized by Barbon relied heavily upon the survey report released by the Center for Security and Citizenship Studies (Cesec) from Candido Mendes University. In addition to the survey by Cesec, Barbon includes links to words such as “racism” that direct users to other articles written and published on the Folha information website. Further, there are links to other articles on the Folha website that give insight into daily headliners and breaking news articles.

This story is interesting because it gives the reader both quantitative research based on a sample of 739 respondents in the capital, as well as qualitative research from talking to groups of young favela residents and individuals from all walks of life, such as delivery men, app drivers, women, and military police.

The quantitative data of the survey states that in addition to color, gender, place of residence, income and age also have a great influence on police approaches, with 75 % being men, 48% up to 40 years of age, and 66% who live in slums.

The qualitative data remarked in the article draws on the research done by Cesec and those surveyed were individuals living in neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro and gave qualitative responses such as feeling as though they need to change their behavior, hairstyles, or accessories to either blend in or look less threatening.

This article helps in sharing more content and educating readers about the racism and breaking news in Brazil, as well as current events that are necessary for those around the world to be able to access and gain a larger worldview when it comes to the prevalence of racism not only domestically but internationally.

Works cited:

1. Barbon, Júlia. “Negros São Os Mais Abordados Pela Polícia No Rio Em Qualquer Situação, Diz Pesquisa.” Folha De S.Paulo, Folha De S.Paulo, 16 Feb. 2022, https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2022/02/negros-sao-os-mais-abordados-pela-policia-no-rio-em-qualquer-situacao-diz-pesquisa.shtml.