A Genocide of Black Brazilians

<div>This week, our friends at the <a href="https://soundcloud.com/latinomediacollective/j">Latino Media Collective</a> take over our podcast feed with their latest show about Brazil. <br> <br> In a country where the president praises authoritarianism and the police murder nearly seven times more people per capita than the United States, to say that police murders of Black people is a pandemic is almost an understatement. To shed some more light on this issue, the LMC speaks with Brazil-based freelance journalist Kiratiana Freelon.<br> <br> <em>Featured image: In this June 11, 2020 file photo, people holding a banner that reads “Black Lives Matter” march during a protest against racism and police violence amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)<br> <br> </em><strong><em>Ad read for </em></strong><a href="http://plannedparenthood.org/telehealth"><strong><em><a href="http://plannedparenthood.org/telehealth">plannedparenthood.org/telehealth</a></em></strong></a><strong><em> (with music by Joseph McDade </em></strong><a href="http://josephmcdade.com/"><strong><em><a href="http://josephmcdade.com">josephmcdade.com</a></em></strong></a><strong><em>)</em></strong> </div>