Police Brutality Against Senegalese Migrant Sparks Protests in Brazil - teleSUR English

Police Brutality Against Senegalese Migrant Sparks Protests in Brazil - teleSUR English

In 2024, the state of Sao Paulo had the second-highest number of deaths resulting from police intervention. On Monday, dozens of African migrants and social organizations protested against police violence in Sao Paulo following the killing on Friday of a Senegalese street vendor by a Military Police officer. RELATED: Brazil Takes Bold Step With “Economic Reciprocity Law” to Counter US Tariffs The demonstration began at Republic Square, a central…

The Federal Public Defender's Office sent letters to the São Paulo Military Police command, the State Public Security Secretariat, and the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office asking for the immediate investigation of the death of Senegalese street vendor Ngange Mbaye, 34, last Friday (11). Read more (04/15/2025)

A tragedy shook the Senegalese diaspora. Ngagne Mbaye, a 34-year-old man from Senegal, tragically lost his life on Friday 11 April 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil, during an operation to control the municipal police. According to several Brazilian media, a police officer is accused of having opened fire on the young man, under still unclear circumstances. Passers-by filmed the scene, and the video became viral sparks a wave of outrage both in Brazil a…

At the current affairs session in the National Assembly this Monday, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko recalled the tragic death of Ngagne Mbaye, a Senegalese national killed on 11 April in São Paulo, Brazil, during a police intervention. Responding to an inquiry by MP Al Amine Diouf, the head of government [...]