It’s believed that 17 people were killed by at least five gunmen. Footage filmed a house further down the block captured the moment gunfire erupted.
Brazil’s deadly drug wars have actually been made worse by President Jair Bolsonaro and his attempts to curb the violence by throwing more guns into the mix.
When you have public beheadings using an axe, in broad daylight as police watch on, you know you’ve descended into lawlessness.