Roberto Brandao, a teacher in Rio's Mare, carries a first-aid kit due to the fear of gun violence affecting his and his students’ safety. 'I could be shot at any time,' he says.
The continued police operations in Mare have led to significant educational disruption, with 29 school days lost this year, affecting about 20,000 students attending the area's schools.
Eblin Farage of the Federal Fluminense University highlights inequality in policing, questioning why the same aggressive police presence is absent in wealthier areas like Leblon and Ipanema.
A study revealed that 66.7% of students feel curriculum content is not recapped after school closures due to police actions, indicating a massive educational loss in Mare.
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