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Following the death of a waste picker, Boulos criticizes authorities: shame.

The leader of the MTST (Homeless Workers' Movement), Guilherme Boulos, criticized the Brazilian state and Rio de Janeiro after the death of Luciano Macedo, a waste picker who was shot while trying to help the family of Evaldo Rosa, a musician killed by the Army in Guadalupe, in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro; "Another victim of the 80 shots. Luciano Macedo, the waste picker, was trying to help Evaldo Rosa and his family. My solidarity with the family. Shame!", he said.

Following the death of a waste picker, Boulos criticizes authorities: shame.

247 - The national coordinator of the Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST), Guilherme Boulos, criticized the Brazilian state and Rio de Janeiro after the death of waste picker Luciano Macedo, who was shot while trying to help the family of Evaldo Rosa, a musician killed by the Army on the 7th of this month in Guadalupe, in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro. The officers mistook the car for robbers.

"Another victim of the 80 shots fired. The garbage collector Luciano Macedo went to try to help Evaldo Rosa and his family. My condolences to the family. Shameful!", the activist said on Twitter.

The Military Justice system is responsible for the investigations.