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What little Benito had done in NYC you can see in many 3rd world cities around the world run by oligarchs and fascists. In order to sooth the tourists and placate the middle class, the use the police to brutalize the poor and "undesirable" elements and kick them out of sight, as far away from the shopping areas as possible. The most violent example of that method is used in Rio, where juvenile beggars and street urchins are routinely murdered by cops, moonlighting at night as death squad assassins in the name of protecting commerce. Giuliani had visited Rio as mayor and obviously received advise on how to get rid of the poor without actually dealing with poverty.
