Rio’s Final UPP Bases to Be Constructed with Urgency
Rio de Janeiro Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão has announced that the final bases for the city's new Pacifying Police Units...
April 7, 2015Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Complexo do Alemão Favela Protests After Ten-Year Old Killed
Residents of Rio's Complexo do Alemão made a protest calling for peace in the community after the death of Eduardo...
April 6, 2015
Military Police to Take Over in Rio’s Complexo da Maré
Rio de Janeiro's Military Police has started the operation to take over the command in the Complexo da Maré favela...
April 1, 2015
Rio’s UPP in Cerro-Corá Fosters Community with Kickboxing
The kickboxing training program in the Cerro-Corá favela comunity is meant to foster positive relationships between the UPP and the...
March 23, 2015
Number of Murders in Rio for February is Lowest Since 1991
The murder rate in Rio de Janeiro state has fallen 55.74 percent since February 1991, the first year this data...
March 21, 2015
Lei Seca Celebrates 6 Years in Rio With Less Accidents
The anti-drinking and driving law "Lei Seca" (literally Dry Law) and its accompanying car blitz operations celebrate their six year...
March 20, 2015
Peaceful Protest in Rio Took Over Copacabana Beach
In Rio de Janeiro around 15,000 people protested against the government of President Dilma Rousseff and the recent money laundering...
March 16, 2015
Waste Removal Workers on Strike in Rio de Janeiro
The waste removal workers of Rio de Janeiro's Comlurb (the Municipal Cleaning Company) have gone on strike since yesterday night,...
March 13, 2015
Protests Against President Rousseff Announced for Sunday in Brazil
Now, a new protest wave has been announced against her politics in all major Brazilian cities for Sunday, March 15th.
March 12, 2015