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The Santa Claus School of Brazil (Escola de Papai Noel do Brasil) held a graduation ceremony at the Christ the Redeemer statue. The free month-long course for men aged 50 and older with gray beards has existed since 1993 and has trained more than 1,000 Santas and about 300 'Noelets' — the female counterpart.
Otabek YusupovA year after Operation “Contenção” in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, in which 117 people and five police officers were killed, Human Rights Watch published a report: only a quarter of the police wore cameras, not a single fatal shot was captured on video, and many bodies showed signs of execution. At the same time, the “Law Against Factions,” which came into force in March 2026, expands police powers but, according to experts, may worsen prison overcrowding.
Otabek Yusupov
