In-Depth: Armored Vehicle Business Booms Around Rio’s Sugarloaf
If you're on the streets of the Brazilian metropolises of São Paulo, Brasilia or Rio de Janeiro, you can hardly...
May 7, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil is the Most Dangerous Country for Environmental Activists
The situation of environmental activists in Latin America is becoming increasingly precarious In the last ten years, 1179 attacks have...
May 7, 2019
Eight Killed During Police Anti-Crime Operation in Rio Slum
At least eight people died when police raided a drug-scarred Rio de Janeiro neighborhood on Monday, amid a sharp jump...
May 6, 2019
Rio’s Governor Joins Police on Operation From the Air
A helicopter ride from Rio de Janeiro to the resort town of Angra dos Reis used to be typical for...
May 6, 2019
More Than 4,5 Thousand Women Were Victims of Rape in Rio in 2018
Last year, 4,543 cases of rape of women were registered in the state of Rio de Janeiro. In 70 percent...
May 5, 2019
Authorities Seek Answers in Rio’s Deadliest Police Shooting
At dawn on Feb. 8 police surrounded the Rio de Janeiro favela of Fallet following days of shooting between rival...
May 3, 2019
Violence Against Reporters in Latin America Increased in 2018
The improvement seen in the 2018 annual Reporters Without Borders (RFS) report on freedom of press in Latin America was...
April 30, 2019
Group in Rio to Reduce Human Rights Violations Committed by Police
An interagency work group for the defense of citizens in Rio de Janeiro state was created last week to follow...
April 30, 2019
Drug Gang Cease-Fire May Explain Recent Drop in Brazil Homicides
Authorities are claiming a decrease in homicides in the north of Brazil is the result of government policy, but there...
April 29, 2019