Dummies represent victims of violence in a protest Tuesdayon Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
From CNN:
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- Protesters took to the fabled Brazilian beaches of Copacabana on Tuesday to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in Rio de Janeiro since January 2007.
The group ONG Rio de Paz staged a cemetery on the sand, with mannequins representing those who have been slain and secretly buried. Demonstrators also constructed facsimiles of ovens that narcotics traffickers and death squads reportedly use to cremate remains of those they have abducted.
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My Comment: 9,000!!!! Something is terribly wrong. Even if it is just 10% .... 900 missing .... this is staggering. I am sure that there are a lot of runaways ... but still. These figures are staggering.