VILA VELHA, ESPÍRITO SANTO, BRAZIL This time the theft didn’t pay off for the thief. He was caught and punished according to the laws of street justice. They stripped him naked, wrapped a piece of wire around his penis and testicles, and cut off one of his testicles. The thief experienced such unbearable pain that he vomited from it.
Even though the Brazilian justice system works quite well by global standards, many people still prefer to resort to their own form of justice. The influence of gangs, who know nothing but violent punishment, plays a major role in this. It should be noted that harming a thief in this way is a serious violation of his human rights, and the perpetrator exposed himself to a greater legal penalty than the thief himself.
