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Mozambique Deports One of Brazil’s Most Wanted Drug Traffickers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Mozambican Ministry of the Interior decided to deport Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, known as "Fuminho", one of the...
Six Inmates Who Escaped from Paraguayan Prison Have Been Recaptured
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Only six inmates were recaptured 48 hours after 76 inmates escaped from the Pedro Juan Caballero Regional Penitentiary in...
Fecomercio Projects Six Percent Growth in São Paulo Retail Sales in 2020
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The year 2020 should follow the same sale growth pace in São Paulo retail, with sales expected to be six...
Recorded in Prison, Brazilian Series Shows Birth of Criminal Faction
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a favela in São Paulo, a girl sees the police beat her brother before he is arrested on...
Rio’s War on the Poor: A Tale of Two Cities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Residents of Rio de Janeiro – even observers abroad – could be forgiven for experiencing some cognitive dissonance lately....
Brazilian Police Arrest Wanted Drug Kingpin with Mansion and Yacht
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Police said they raided a beachfront mansion Sunday morning, successfully capturing a leader of one of Brazil's most prolific...
Brazilian Funding for Actions Against Global Warming is Reduced by a Massive 96 Percent
By Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Funds to fight global warming are among the most impacted by the cut of resources made last...
A Cease-Fire Between Brazil’s Drug Gangs may be Responsible for the Recent Drop in Homicides
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Authorities are claiming a decrease in homicides in the north of Brazil is the result of government...
Maize Yields to Decline by up to 60%
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study to be published in May in the journal Agricultural Water Management simulated the potential impact of climate change on...
In-Depth: Bolsonaro Targets Deadly Gangs Run From Brazil’s Prisons
By Gabriel Stargardter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Before Brazilian prosecutors could conduct an inspection last year of the prison considered the country's worst, its...
Brazil to Create Commission Against Organized Crime in Prisons
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Public Security Minister, Raul Jungmann, announced on Friday (July 20th) the creation of...
Authorities Try to Contain Prison Riot in Northeastern Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Rio Grande do Norte announced on Monday a series of emergency measures...
Opinion: Brazil’s Resident Evil
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Another day, another massacre — 33 and counting. The federal Minister of Justice said the Manaus...
Opinion: Rio’s Evil Export
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The year 2016 ended in a flurry of mostly natural deaths of famous people around the...