Brazil sees widespread protests over killing of Congolese immigrant

Thousands demonstrated in major cities across Brazil this weekend, decrying the fatal beating of a Congolese immigrant that was captured on a security camera. The Brazilian government has yet to speak out about the killing, but protestors say the death of Moise Kabagambe is part of a larger pattern of racial violence. Reporter Michael Fox has the story.

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