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Students kill classmate during school occupation in Brazil

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A teenager was found dead in the afternoon of October 24 at Santa Felicidade State College in Curitiba. The information was confirmed by the State Department of Public Security and Prison Administration of ParanĂ¡ (SESP / PR). According to the public agency, the death occurred around 4pm. The 16-year-old was a student of the school. The school is one of more than 800, which is occupied in the state. Civilian and Scientific Police teams went to the site to gather information. "The secretariat handles the issue with priority, to clarify as quickly as possible what happened," informed the Public Press. The students occupy the schools in ParanĂ¡ and in other states of Brazil with the aim of provoking general chaos in the educational system. Leaders of the movement say they are protesting against the Provisional Measure that aims to reshape high school, in addition to claiming the legalization of drugs, the abortion right, the gay marriage and digital piracy in Brazil.

Deaths by stray bullet are growing in Brazil

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Stray bullet victim is buried in Rio de Janeiro A very common fact in Brazil in the last 10 years is the high number of deaths by stray bullet. Occurring generally in locations near slums and drug points located in large urban centers, these deaths usually affect innocent people passing by at the time of an exchange of fire among cops and robbers or drug dealers. But in recent years, this type of crime has been occurring in middle class neighborhoods and affecting people of higher social classes. It's common nowadays cases of people who were shot in college door, in the shopping center or on the subway exit. What makes matters worse is that Brazilian authorities cannot identify the culprits, who always are kept unpunished.