Simone da Silva Ribeiro Gomes is a PhD Student in the postgraduate programme of Sociology at IESP - UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her research interests centre on social movements, youth and violence, and coercive environments for collective action.
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Published in: openSecurityOn violence and protest in BrazilWhile media coverage of Brazil's urban protests continues to focus on Molotov cocktails and smashed windows, the fight against police violence, repression and institutional racism continues.
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Published in: HomeBlack Bloc discussion and the radicalisation of debate in Brazil’s public sphereThe disproportionate use of violence in peaceful protests in Brazil quickly led to a radicalization of its protests. But who was responsible?