BRAZIL Man was caught stealing inside a favela controlled by a gang. They punished him according to their own laws – brutally beating him and recording the act on video as a warning to other potential thieves.
Brazilian favelas are impoverished areas with high population density, often used by gangs as safe havens. The police rarely enter them except during large-scale special operations. Inside, gangs enforce their own rules and justice, with punishments that are often physical and humiliating.¨
