Journalist declared brain dead after being hit by flare during Brazilian protest

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Journalist declared brain dead after being hit by flare during Brazilian protest
By Agence France-Presse
Monday, February 10, 2014 16:11 EST

A Brazilian journalist injured while reporting on violent clashes with protesters in Rio was declared brain dead on Monday, highlighting concerns about security just four months ahead of the World Cup.

Television news cameraman Santiago Ilidio Andrade, 49, was left in a coma after being struck on the head by a flare during protests against bus fare increases last Thursday.

Rio de Janeiro’s public health office said Monday that neurosurgeons at Souza Aguiar municipal hospital had declared the married father-of-one brain dead.

“My husband is gone. They have destroyed a solid family,” Andrade’s heartbroken wife told the Globo television channel in an interview.

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1. How tragic! Shouldn't be such a dangerous job! n/t