Tensions in the Pavao-Pavaozinho favela have been escalating since last weekend when Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira, a popular male dancer, died during a fight with the Army. Authorities reportedly mistook him for a drug dealer. Though Rio de Janeiro's State Security Secretariat said Pereira, 25, died from a fall, neighborhood residents blame police for the his death, which is still officially under investigation.
#SegurançaRJ De acordo com a 13 DP (Ipanema), as circunstâncias da morte de Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira estão sendo investigadas (+)