Deadly School Shooting Renews Debate on Gun Laws in Brazil
- Two men killed eight people before commiting suicide
- Brazil’s gun regulations remain strict despite recent easing
A man comforts a woman at the Raul Brasil State School in Suzano, Brazil on March 13, 2019.
Photographer: Mauricio Sumiya/Futura Press via AP Photo
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Two hooded men opened fire in a Sao Paulo public school on Wednesday, killing eight people before committing suicide in an attack that renews debate over President Jair Bolsonaro’s push to loosen gun controls.
At least five of the victims were students and two were school employees, local authorities said. A 0.38-caliber handgun was among the weapons used in the attack that took place early morning in the municipality of Suzano, less than 30 miles from the state capital. Another 15 people were reported injured in the school of 1,000 students.