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Politics● Elevated18m ago · Nov 12, 2026, 1:05 AM

Minas Gerais Civil Police investigate man's death after military police approach

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from G1 · Brazil · South America

The Civil Police and the Military Police Internal Affairs are investigating the death of a man following a PM approach in Minas Gerais. Images recorded by witnesses show a police officer spraying pepper spray into the trunk of the police car, where the man was.

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