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US has 2 dead and hundreds arrested in protest night

Manifestantes lembraram morte de George Floyd e pediram fim do racismo no país em ao menos 20 cidades

The United States had a night of strong protests in more than 30 cities on Friday night (29) that left two dead and hundreds of people arrested.

On the fourth night following demonstrations, activists gathered in cities like Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, to question the death of George Floyd, a black man who was smothered by a white policeman on arrest on Monday (25) .

Floyd was thrown to the asphalt, had his neck pressed for more than ten minutes and said several times that he could not breathe. The action was filmed and spread over the internet.

Read more in Folha de S.Paulo

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