Death stalks Brazil’s favelas as health workers run gauntlet to tally Covid victims
‘We are in a state of war. The counting never stops’
12 April 2021 - 19:17
Rio de Janeiro — Before they can even start the grim task of tallying coronavirus deaths in Brazil's favelas, Ana Paula Sales and her team must negotiate access with the drug traffickers and armed militias that run them.
It is dangerous work — on one visit to a favela in Itaguaí, a town in Rio state, the all-female team had to run for their lives after getting caught up in a shoot-out between drug gangs and police...
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