Black people, biggest target of police violence in Brazil

Seventy-five percent of Brazilians recognize that the police acts with more violence against black people in the country, according to results of a Vox Populi survey, commissioned by the Workers' Party (PT).

The survey also shows that 62 percent of the people consider that racism in Brazil is very strong and that the federal government has an obligation to support the black population with public health and education policies.

The survey also revealed that 75 percent of those questioned estimated that the PT did more for the poor, when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2011) and Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016) were in government.

Police violence and the issue of racism recently emerged following an event that took place on May 30th in the state of Sao Paulo, when a 51-year-old black woman was pushed, received three punches and broke her tibia after being hit by Military Police officers (PM), according to her account during an interview with the Fantastico TV program, on TV Globo.

The incident had a greater impact after TV Globo had access to the images taken on a cell phone and published a report on the attack.

The survey further reveals that 60 percent of the intervewed think that the Government has an obligation to support the black population (more than 60 percent of the country's 210 million inhabitants) with special measures in education, health and access to public jobs.

According to the PT, most people consider necessary the resumption of affirmative policies, especially at a time when Brazil faces the scandalous social apartheid, aggravated by the Government of Jair Bolsonaro, and the increase in inequality due to the Covid-19 pandemic.