Homolatry: VIP victims in the pervasive violence in Brazil Homosexuality is increasingly becoming guarantee against impunity and police negligence By Julio Severo A murdered man in the street. Police did their investigative duty on the crime scene and report to their chief, who asks them, “Was the victim a homosexual?” Because the answer is negative, the chief says, “So throw this case into the statistics of the over 50,000 Brazilians killed every year.” This is so not because police is an impunity lover. With dozens of thousands murders happening, it is hard for a few ill-paid and ill-trained policemen to...