Bruno Barros: Murdered for four trays of meat: The uncle and nephew killed in Brazil for shoplifting | USA
The death sentences of Bruno Barros, 29, and his nephew Yan Barros, 19, were signed on April 26 in the supermarket Atakadão Atakarejo. The pair tried to steal four trays of meat and were caught in the act, and staff did not hesitate to hand the two men over to a notorious criminal gang, who tortured and murdered them. Their bodies were left in the trunk of a car, echoing the words of Brazilian artist Elza Soares on her 2002 album Do Cóccix Ate o Pescoço: âThe cheapest meat in the market is Black.â Violent deaths linked to supermarkets are far from unusual in Brazil. Joã...