Shooting Erupts in Rio’s Rocinha Favela Again
Local sources and police officers claim the shooting happened at 12:20 AM and 9AM. There is no record of injured...
October 3, 2017Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Rio de Janeiro Police Launch New Security Effort on Beaches
Part of the 2017-2018 "Summer Operation", the action includes eight hundred Military Police officers, helicopter patrol and the support of...
October 2, 2017
War Rages in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s Largest Favela
The battle in Rocinha has been the most violent conflict in Rio de Janeiro since 2011, when Brazilian Armed Forces...
September 23, 2017
Military Police Enter Rio’s Rocinha Favela After Gangs Clash
The turf war to see takes control of drug trafficking in one of Rio's largest favela comes a day after...
September 18, 2017
Armed Forces Reaffirm Support for Security Operations in Rio
The Armed Forces reaffirmed their support in maintaining the Law and Order Guarantee (GLO) operations in Rio de Janeiro. In...
September 17, 2017
Human Rights Group Prepares Report on Police Violence in Rio
The human rights group, Dhesca Brasil Platform, has started a four-day mission to investigate police violence in the favelas of...
September 9, 2017
Security Forces Complete Month-Long Operation in Rio
Residents complain of restrictions and suspended school for children, but officials say operation has been a success.
August 30, 2017
Rio de Janeiro Restructures UPP Program, Cuts One Third
The Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) program in Rio will undergo major structural reforms, cutting its standing force by one third,...
August 23, 2017
Brazil’s Armed Forces Operation in Rio Yields Results, and Complaints
Officials call operation a success with 43 arrests, while residents complained of restrictions and more than 21,000 children were left...
August 22, 2017