Gangs in the Rio de Janeiro favelas have enforced a lockdown from 8pm tonight. The statement reads: "If the government won't do the right thing, organised crime will"
Sanshuba
29 minutes ago
I am from Rio, let me explain how it is working in my neighborhood.
Who rules here is organized crime, if your neighborhood is ran by organized crime they won't let anyone steals, break into any house nor sell drugs, if someone does that without permission, they die.
But, when you buy gas (for cooking) it's generally 50% more expensive in neighborhoods ran by organized crime, that's because they say who can and who can't sell gas. Those who can, have to pay a tax to the criminals, that's how they make millions of dollars, everyone has to buy gas. Also, if you run a store, even a small one selling hot dogs, you have to pay a weekly tax (15-50 dollars depending on the size of your business), if you don't pay the tax, coincidentally you will be robbed or have your business on fire (literally).
Calling police or anything else doesn't even work, since organized crime is infiltrated everywhere, so you don't know who you can trust and who will tell everything to organized crime, even the police.
Now, if you live on a neighborhood where those "humble" criminals live, they will be allowed to beat, steal, rape or even kill you if you are outside for a reason that they judge not essential. Yes, that's it, who will judge you will be criminals, the same who would break into your house. They don't need even to tell the truth, if you were buying food for an example, they can say you were just partying and them stab you and steal your money. But now the society will say they are right, "that guy was just partying, well deserved.".
I love Rio de Janeiro, but security here is a joke, we are living in quarantine waaaay before coronavirus. I love jogging, but I don't even do that since years ago, I rather doing exercises at home then risk being robbed, thankfully I work at home for 3 years now because have to travel 3 hours to work daily is too risky in Rio. Thanks God I've never been robbed, nor my family. but we are very cautious.
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