`Caught defenseless in the crossfire`: Rio families cope with deaths by police violence
(The Guardian Brazil)

Rio de Janeiro police have killed a record number of people in the name of Wilson Witzel´s war on drugs, and many say it´s civilian lives being lostNight has fallen on Rio de Janeiro´s Albert Schweitzer hospital, and in its 11th-floor intensive care unit Enzo Coutinho dozes in his aunt´s lap.`Sometimes it takes a mountain to trust and believe in you,` Merielle Ventura, a 24-year-old nursery teacher, sings gently into her nephew´s ear. Related: Rio governor confirms plans for shoot-to-kill policing policy Continue reading...