Police Go on Strike in Brazil, Mayhem Ensues

By artappraiser on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 7:41pm |

By Dom Phillips, Bloomberg News, Feb. 9, 2012

"WAR IN BAHIA," screamed the Feb. 7 front page of the Sao Pablo tabloid Mais. "Army enters conflict, fires gas bombs and rubber bullets, deaths reach nearly 100."

In little more than a week since it began Jan. 31, a strike by thousands of police in the northeast Brazilian state of Bahia has led to a soaring murder rate -- and raised fears that chaos will engulf this year's Carnival holiday [.....]

Also see:

As Police Strike in Brazil, an Approaching Holiday Seems a Threat
By Simon Romero in Rio de Janeiro, New York Times, Feb. 9/10, 2012

And:

Brazil's army in clashes after police go on strike – video
Guardian.co.uk, Feb. 7, 2012

URL:

http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dh8BjDVSW4BRQzMKcudFyo3GXuHEM&topic=w