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Judi Lynn

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Thu Jun 18, 2020, 05:12 PM Jun 2020

Brazil Opposes UN Investigation into Police Violence against Blacks in The US

Source: Folha (Brazil)

Human Rights Council investigation should not focus on just one country, argues ambassador

Jun.18.2020 2:17PM

Brazil opposed on Wednesday (17) the creation of a UN Human Rights Council (HRC) commission to investigate cases of police violence against blacks that occurred in the United States.

"The problem of racism is not unique to any particular region. It is a scourge deeply rooted in many parts of the world, affecting a large part of humanity," said Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo, representative of Brazil's permanent mission to the UN in Geneva.



A TV screen displays George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd speaking via video message during an urgent debate on "systemic racism" in the United States and beyond at the Human Rights Council on June 17, 2020 in Geneva. - African countries are pushing for Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to investigate racism and police civil liberties violations against people of African descent in the United States. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / POOL / AFP) - AFP

According to activists and diplomats, US and Australian officials pressured African countries to adopt a softer language in the draft text on the commission. The latest version, which the Reuters agency had access to, does not cite the United States.

Read more: https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2020/06/brazil-opposes-un-investigation-into-police-violence-against-blacks-in-the-us.shtml



Doesn't this sound as if Trump has become a ventriloquist and can throw his voice to seem to be coming through the mouth of Bolsonaro?



Bolsonaro, with his pal, at Mar-a-lago

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Brazil Opposes UN Investigation into Police Violence against Blacks in The US (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2020 OP
Of course they do. grumpyduck Jun 2020 #1
I'm figuring Kim Jong Un, Putin, and Kim Yo-jong will want to join Bolsonaro in their concern about NotHardly Jun 2020 #2

NotHardly

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2. I'm figuring Kim Jong Un, Putin, and Kim Yo-jong will want to join Bolsonaro in their concern about
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 08:40 PM
Jun 2020
how unfairly US law enforcement is being treated. In fact, I'm looking forward to them chiming in ... the discourse (read:hair on fire) after will be interesting to read.
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