Protests Mark a Month of Rio Councilwoman’s Murder
Rio’s civil police is working with the hypothesis of an action by militiamen for the Franco and Gomes executions.
April 16, 2018Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Brazil’s Army Starts to Train Rio Police as Part of Intervention
The course administered to police officers is similar to that given to military personnel who participated in the Haiti Peace...
April 13, 2018
Copacabana Car Accident Exposes Australian Pedophile on Run for 22 Years
Authorities have discovered that one of the victims of the January 18th car accident on Copacabana Beach that killed an...
April 12, 2018
Advisor to Potential Witness in Marielle Franco Murder Case Found Dead
On Sunday, April 8th, community activist, Carlos Alexandre Pereira, was found murdered in Rio's Zona Oeste just two days after...
April 10, 2018
Crime Surges to Near 30-Year Highs in Rio de Janeiro
New data from Rio de Janeiro's Instituto de Segurança Publica – ISP (Public Security Institute) showed that crime across the...
April 5, 2018
Violence in Rio’s Rocinha Reaches New Heights
With 54 homicide victims in the last six months, thirteen in March alone, Rocinha is going through its bloodiest period...
April 3, 2018
Shootout in Leblon Leaves One Police Officer Injured
Armed robbers shot at Military Police officers, injuring one, during an attempted robbery of the Lojas Americanas store at Rua...
March 29, 2018
Brazil’s Armed Forces Make 24 Arrests in Rio Operation
More than 3,400 military personnel were at hand at Lins de Vasconcelos favela complex, arresting dozens and confiscating weapons and...
March 28, 2018
Rio’s Rocinha Registered Another Bloody Weekend
The latest survey shows that while most of the city's residents approve of the military intervention, no improvement has been...
March 26, 2018