Fourteen deaths from shooting in disco

Due to a shooting in a discotheque in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza at least fourteen people were killed.

The newspaper Diario do Nordeste reports on the site that the police assume a criminal settlement. In the North Brazilian coastal town a territorial war is going on between drug gangs. In the state of Ceará where Fortaleza is located, more than 5000 cases of (attempted) murder and manslaughter were registered last year. That was 50 percent more than in 2016.

In large parts of the country, the security situation has deteriorated due to budget cuts on the police equipment.