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Brazilian police are hunting more than 30 men suspected
of raping a teenage girl in Rio de Janeiro, and of putting video of the attack
on social media.The girl is reported to have gone to her boyfriend's house on
Saturday and to have regained consciousness later, surrounded by the men.Arrest
warrants have been issued, including one for the boyfriend.The assault has
provoked an online campaign against what campaigners call a culture of rape in
Brazil.Conflicting versions of the story are still coming in, but the young
lady had reportedly gone to her boyfriend's house in a poor community in
western Rio over the weekend, where the attack took place.
According to a
statement she is reported to have given to police, she woke up on Sunday, naked
and wounded, and made her way home.Only days later did she find out that some
of the alleged rapists had put images of the attack on Twitter.A
40-second-video was widely shared and followed by a wave of misogynous
comments, before the users' accounts were suspended.The attack has shocked
Brazil, and Campaign groups have been calling for protests over the coming
days.The United Nations group UN Women have also issued a statement calling for
authorities to investigate the case, but to respect the victim and not
victimise her once more by invading her privacy.
BBC
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