Attempted credit card fraud up nearly 33% in Brazil in first half of the year – study
Brazil experienced a 32.7% increase in attempted e-commerce fraud in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period...
July 21, 2021Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Garifuna community in Honduras demands a search for five of its missing leaders
The Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (Ofraneh) demanded Honduran authorities to search for 5 missing people of the Garifuna community
July 20, 2021
Transvestite attack in Brazil’s Recife results in severe burns and arm amputation
Brazil is listed as the country killing the most transgender people among the major nations, according to international rankings.
June 29, 2021
Brazil’s Ceilândia slayer Lázaro Barbosa dies after being surrounded in Goiás
Police laid siege to a neighborhood in Águas Lindas de Goiás where an ex-wife of the fugitive lives.
June 28, 2021
Brazil’s Sírio-Libanês Hospital adopts contingency system after Fleury cyber attack
The hospital announced that its teams are "working to quickly remedy potential delays in examinations," while Fleury gradually reestablishes its...
June 25, 2021
Shooting registered in woods as searches for Brazil’s Ceilândia slayer continue
A task force with over 200 police officers has been on the hunt for the suspect for 9 days. Residents...
June 18, 2021
Congressmembers and security experts advocate Brazil’s accession to cybercrime convention
At a public hearing of the Chamber Committee on Foreign Relations and National Defense on Monday, June 14, deputies and...
June 15, 2021
U.S. Embassy in Brazil advises citizens against travel to Manaus after attacks
The alert was published on the U.S. Embassy in Brazil's social media profile.
June 10, 2021
Man and child plunge to their death from 17th floor of downtown São Paulo hotel
It is believed that the man jumped holding the girl, based on the crime scene reported by state police officers...
June 7, 2021