Images circulate on social networks, mainly in Brazil, showing a group of armed men walking down a street in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, due to the alleged inaction of two police officers. But it’s all fiction The images were captured during the shooting of a movie.
The images date from 2020 and have gone viral. when shared out of context. This is because, that year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Supreme Court limited police action in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. At the origin of this decision were alleged abuses committed by the police during the pandemic.
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The images then began to be shared out of context, shortly after the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, as if the inaction of the police visible in the video before the group of armed men in a favela in Rio de Janeiro was a consequence of it. measure by the Brazilian justice.
“What about the STF ministers, are they satisfied?” a Facebook user asked ironically at the time.
But, as already mentioned, it’s all fiction. The images were captured in 2020 during the filming of the film “Rocinha, every story has two faces”, by BS Produções. The production company itself confirms this to AFP Checamos. To the same agency, the Secretary of State for the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro also guarantees that the images were captured in a filming context.
One of the actors shared images on his personal Instagram account, reinforcing that it was the shooting of “Rocinha, every story has two faces.”
Furthermore, by carefully analyzing the images, it is possible to see cameras, microphones and clappers, material used in the context of filming. The items in question have been highlighted in the image below.
conclusion
Images circulating on social networks show a group of armed men in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, due to the inaction of two police officers. In 2020, several social network users began to share the video as if it were a consequence of the decision of the Supreme Federal Court, which due to the pandemic limited police action in the favelas. But the images do not reflect a real situation: they were captured during the recording of a movie. It is possible to see in the video material used in the cinema, such as cameras, microphones and clapperboards.
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DECEIVER
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Source: Observadora
