Espirito Santo officers continue strike

vitoria - The tension between striking police officers in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo and the authorities continued to rise Saturday. The authorities announced late Friday that the strike would end, but a day later found not to exist.

Police officers in the state put their work down a week ago. They find much to their low salary, but according to the government, there is no money for a raise. Because the number of crimes because of protest rose sharply, President Michel Temer sent the army to Espirito Santo.

Government officials claimed Friday to have reached an agreement with representatives from the police, but according to relatives protesting cops knocks nothing of it. A spokesman for the Ministry of State Security acknowledged Saturday that the agents have not gone to work. ' We continue to work on this problem. ''

The spokesman warned Saturday that seven hundred agents risking prosecution for 'rebellion', allowing them to end up behind bars. Officials promised Friday that no one has the right to appear as police goes to work.

Even Defense Minister Raul Jungmann warned the agents. He said the strikers ' whether they know it or not, are on the side of criminals who kill civilians. '' In the state are committed by the police union already 137 murders in one week.

Agents may not actually strike under Brazilian law, but there is a creative solution found. Relatives of the police barracks block, so no police cars can turn out more.