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Brazilian judge assassinated
Saturday August 13, 2011 10:04:47 AM,
EFE
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Rio de
Janeiro:
A Brazilian judge who received death threats after imposing harsh
sentences on vigilantes was slain Friday in suburban Rio de
Janeiro, police said.
Patricia Lourival Acioli, who presided over a criminal court in
the municipality of Sao Gonzalo, was shot by four assailants when
she pulled up to her home in the early hours.
The attackers fired at least 16 shots at the judge as she sat in
her vehicle waiting for the garage door to open, police told the
media.
Acioli, a 47-year-old mother of three, heard murder cases and was
known for her tough stance toward members of "extermination
groups" that kill petty criminals, beggars and homeless people in
Rio suburbs.
The death squads are led by corrupt police officers, often in
league with organized-crime elements. Among the people Acioli
convicted of vigilante murders were militiamen and criminals
engaged in fuel and transportation rackets.
Relatives of the judge said police withdrew her armed escorts
several months ago despite persistent death threats.
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