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A person in local media said the victim was his 40-year-old son, Joao Alberto Silvera Freitas.
The site reported "G1" A later online news outlet, a preliminary analysis by the state forensic institute indicated that the cause of death may have been suffocation.
A branch said "Carrefour" French in Brazil in a statement, on Friday, is "I’m really sorry" For what he described as"This brutal death"And he said he immediately took steps to ensure that those responsible were punished in accordance with the law.
He said he would terminate the contract with the security company, fire the employee in charge of the store at the time of the accident, and close the store as a show of respect.
In Porto Alegre, protesters distributed posters Friday afternoon with a slogan "Carrefour" Covered in blood, they called for a boycott of the chain and raised a sign in Portuguese written on it. "Black lives matter" And banners calling for retaliation for the victim.
The protest turned violent on Friday night when protesters smashed windows and delivery cars in the parking area in "Carrefour"And the opinion of a witness "Reuters" The police shoot tear gas at the protesters.
In Sao Paulo, dozens of protesters smashed shop windows "Carrefour" With stones, they broke down the entrance doors and entered the building before dispersing.
Also in Rio de Janeiro, about 200 protesters gathered chanting slogans in front of another branch of the well-known supermarket chain.
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The news channel “Globo News” quoted military police in the state of Rio Grande do Sul that the murder that sparked the protests occurred Thursday night, when a store employee called security after the man threatened to attack her.
Some shoppers posted images of the fatal beating and a tribute to the black victim on social media.
A person in local media said the victim was his 40-year-old son, Joao Alberto Silvera Freitas.
The G1 news website later reported that a preliminary analysis by the state Medical Examiner Institute indicated that the cause of death could be suffocation.
The French branch of “Carrefour” in Brazil said in a statement on Friday that it “deeply regrets” what it described as “this brutal death”, and said it had taken immediate steps to ensure that those responsible were punished in accordance with the law.
He said he would terminate the contract with the security company, fire the employee in charge of the store at the time of the accident, and close the store as a show of respect.
In Porto Alegre, on Friday afternoon, protesters distributed posters with the slogan “Carrefour” stained with blood, called for a boycott of the chain and raised a sign in Portuguese that read “Black lives matter” and posters demanding retaliation for the victim.
The protest turned into violence on Friday night when protesters smashed windows and delivery cars in the “Carrefour” parking lot, and a “Reuters” witness saw police firing tear gas at the protesters.
In Sao Paulo, dozens of protesters smashed the facades of the “Carrefour” store with stones, ripped open the entrance doors and stormed the building before dispersing.
Also in Rio de Janeiro, about 200 protesters gathered chanting slogans in front of another branch of the well-known supermarket chain.
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