People visiting Rio de Janeiro for its fabulous Carnaval have always had to step carefully to avoid getting their pockets picked, or worse.
This year avoiding trouble will be a lot harder if police officers and fire fighters deliver on a threat to go on strike during the celebrations. In a letter to the FT – prompted by a beyondbrics report last week on the collapse of three buildings – the police union says public security in Rio de Janeiro is “living in crisis”
An estimated 20,000 police officers, fire fighters and their supporters held a rally on Copacabana beach on Sunday to protest what unions say are the lowest police and fire service salaries in the country.
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