40-year-old Zhou Alberto Silveir Freitas was beaten by security guards at the Carrefour store. The event was filmed and the video was published on the Internet.
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The video shows one guard hitting him in the head while the other holds him there.
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Protests have been going on for several days after what happened in Porto Alegre. On Monday, protesters blocked the street at the Carrefour store. Some protesters harassed police with rocks and firecrackers, to which police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, AFP journalists reported.
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Carrefour has pledged $ 5 million to fight racism, saying it is the first step in Carrefour’s fight against prejudice and racism, a major problem in Brazil.
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There have been public calls for a boycott of Carrefour, and protests have also taken place at other stores in the chain in Brazil. Freitas’ death was compared to The killing of George Floid In the US in May and subsequent protests.
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Carrefour’s management has condemned Freitas’ murder, expressed his condolences to his family and terminated his employment with a private security company employing security guards who beat Freitas.
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