They're better than a newspaper. Eles s o melhores do que jornal. Porto Alegre police have opened their own inquiry into the threats. The latest letter repeats a threat to attack a planned gay march in S o Paulo. Some gay groups and nordestino associations have apparently received threats, but it is not known whether the same group is involved.
Neofascist activity is a relatively new phenomenon in Brazil, which has a large racial mix.
The country was shocked when skinheads beat a gay man to death on 6 February 2000. Unusually, this skinhead group allowed Afro-Brazilians and nordestinos into their ranks. All 18 were arrested and charged with murder. Two time-bombs later exploded in S o Paulo trains. Police received a phone-call claiming that the bombs were in reprisal for the arrests.