Study: Blacks account for 80% of violent youth deaths in Brazil
A study by the "Sou da Paz" Institute shows that between 2012 and 2019, the homicide mortality rate for young...
December 16, 2021Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil’s Federal Police website is hacked and goes offline
The Federal Police website suffered a hacker attack on Tuesday night, December 14, and went offline. The Lapsus$ Group, behind...
December 15, 2021
Brazil’s Health Ministry suffers repeat hacking attempt
Brazil's Minister of Health Queiroga on Monday acknowledged that the federal government's servers suffered
December 14, 2021
Criminals in Brazil hack social network accounts and employ PIX scam
A new scam is spreading across the country and harming many, particularly at this time of year-end when people are...
December 13, 2021
Cybercrime in Brazil’s Health Ministry: everyone’s data was compromised, says expert
On Friday, December 10, Brazilian Association for Cybersecurity chairman Hiago Kim discussed the hacker attack against the Ministry of Health's...
December 11, 2021
Violence grows in Ecuador as illegal weapons enter from Peru and Colombia
Illegal weapons entering Ecuador from Colombia and Peru are destined for drug trafficking and related crimes.
December 6, 2021
Brazil’s police investigate collective suicide invitations in Fortaleza schools
The Civil Police of Ceará has opened an investigation into social network messages inviting students from private schools in Fortaleza..
November 26, 2021
Colombia, one of the countries in the world with the least trust in the Police
Colombia is one of the countries in the world where its citizens have the least confidence in the police, Global...
November 23, 2021
Almost 500 elderly adults are daily victims of violence in Brazil – Ministry report
Some 480 elderly adult victims of violence in Brazil were rescued daily in October by authorities, in an operation conducted...
November 20, 2021