Outrage has been sparked after a video went viral showing two officers in the northeastern city of Umbauba pinning 38-year-old Genivaldo de Jesus Santos to the street
Social media erupted over the images, and dozens of people gathered to block a road and burn tyres in protest on Wednesday.
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