If they had a permit to be there and there was no conflict needing to be shut down the whole ordeal described sounds like pretty awful police misconduct. I don

If they had a permit to be there and there was no conflict needing to be shut down the whole ordeal described sounds like pretty awful police misconduct. I don't know if there's any recourse in Brazil, but in America, at least it sounds like you'd have a case. The problem here isn't the pepper spray. The problem with the people were physically attacked while being within the law.