Black couple tortured at Carrefour in Salvador after allegedly stealing powdered milk.
The couple Jamile and Jeremias suffered a series of abuses at the hands of store security guards.
247 - Videos showing a Black couple, identified as Jamile and Jeremias, being assaulted at a Carrefour store, which was still operating as Big Bompreço, next to the Salvador Norte Shopping Mall, in the São Cristóvão neighborhood of Salvador (BA), have gone viral on the Internet.
The recordings show Jamile with her backpack open, containing several bags of powdered milk. A security guard insults her. Then, the woman is slapped while Jeremias is interrogated.
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The Civil Police of Bahia said they will begin "investigating the facts" after learning about the case through the videos. No police report had been filed at the 12th Territorial Police Station in Itapuã as of Saturday morning. The Military Police of Bahia said they had not been notified.
In a statement, Carrefour reported that security camera footage from the store is available to the police for identification of the perpetrators.
Read the full statement from the Carrefour group:
As soon as we became aware of this regrettable incident, we immediately committed all efforts to investigate what happened and take all appropriate measures. The first and most fundamental of these was to proactively file a complaint of assault and bodily harm with the Civil Police, so that this unacceptable crime can be rigorously investigated. This complaint was registered electronically, with protocol number 2023/0000257096-0, and forwarded to the 12th Territorial Police Station - Itapuã. This measure reinforces our commitment to being tireless in the fight against any type of violence.
In a video showing the incident, it's possible to identify that the aggressor has a tattoo on his hand. Our internal investigations have revealed that no direct or indirect employee working at the unit has this tattoo. Even so, we cannot accept that a crime like this occurred on our premises. Therefore, yesterday we dismissed the leadership and prevention team of the store, reinforcing our zero-tolerance policy towards violence, including in management positions. We have also terminated the contract with the company responsible for security in the external area where the violence occurred. We take responsibility and have taken swift and decisive action.
It is unacceptable for anyone to be treated this way. It is a crime, which we do not condone. We are trying to contact Jamille and Jeremias to apologize personally, as well as offer psychological, medical, or any other necessary support.
(With information from Metropolis).