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Politics● Elevated18m ago · Nov 11, 2026, 3:04 PM

UFPE activates Federal Police after graffiti with attacks on Black people, Marielle Franco, and Covid victims

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Folha de S.Paulo · Brazil · South America

The UFPE (Federal University of Pernambuco) activated the Federal Police to investigate graffiti on buildings on the Recife campus with racist and misogynistic attacks, offensive references to Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman murdered in 2018, and Covid-19 victims, in addition to glorifying violence.

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