Lepers

Lepers were on the loose in Rio. Slipping out of a Sࣀ Paulo asylum and eluding spotters, at least a dozen of them entered the capital, mingled in cinema crowds, sipped coffee at sidewalk cafes. They told horrifying stories of life in the leprosaria: the guards were brutal, the food inedible, medical care nonexistent.

A S`ao Paulo Red Cross worker recently investigated the leprosaria, substantiated many of the chronic complaints, and caused the firing of leprosarium director Dr. Sales Gomes. Likely result of the new hubbub: the sacking of his successor, Dr. Nelson de Campos.

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