Sep 10, 2022
Bolsonaro ally and former Rio police chief arrested
Allan Turnowski, who led Rio de Janeiro state’s civil police until March, was arrested this Friday on suspicion of receiving bribes and collaborating with organizers of the jogo do bicho, an illegal animal lottery that is popular around Brazil.
He left office to run for Congress, representing Jair Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party. One of his campaign platforms consists of praising the May 2021 police operation in the favela of Jacarezinho, which left 27 people dead. It was one of the most lethal police raids in the state’s history.
Proudly announcing that “good criminals are dead criminals,” Mr. Turnowski incorporated 27 into his official ballot number for this year’s election.
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