1997 Brazilian police strike
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The 1997 Brazilian police strike was a series of strikes by police officers in Brazil over wages.[1][2][3][4][5]
History
[edit]The strike was sparked by complaints about low wages, with Brazilian police demanding to pay raises of 85%.[6][7] Strike actions were taken by police in at least 15 different Brazilian states.[8]
In some regions, the Brazilian military was deployed to take over policing functions during the strike.[9] In the city of Belo Horizonte, when a demonstration by the striking police officers marched on the Governor's residence, one police officer was killed in the ensuing clashes.[10]
Reactions
[edit]Pernambuco Minister of Justice Roberto França stated that "there has been nothing like this here in decades," saying that "this kind of lawlessness is unprecedented here."[8]
The United States Department of State's 1997 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices stated that "the need for police reform was brought to the forefront by widely publicized incidents of police involvement in criminal activity and police strikes in at least 15 states, which drew attention to their low pay and inadequate training."[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Faiola, Anthony (23 July 1997). "Crime Runs Rampant As Brazil Police Strike -- `This Kind Of Lawlessness Is Unprecedented Here'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Cops Versus Cops". The Straits Times. 31 July 1997. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Brazilian police strike'an uprising'". The Straits Times. 2 August 1997. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Brazil's Violent Police". The New York Times. 9 August 1997. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Class Struggle Against "Police Unionism" in Brazil". The Internationalist. 1 December 1998. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Brazilian Police Strike". Wired. 25 July 1997. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Simon/Brazil". NPR. 26 July 1997. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Police strike Brazilian cities". UPI. 23 July 1997. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Police raid". The Economist. 10 July 1997. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ Schemo, Diana Jean (19 July 1997). "Policemen's Lot Is Not Happy, but Now They Resist". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Brazil Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997". United States Department of State. 30 January 1998. Retrieved 20 November 2024.