Front line in war between drug factions, Manaus’ Compensa neighborhood lives bloody days
Authorities are investigating an alliance between the Familia do Norte and Terceiro Comando Puro against the Comando Vermelho (CV), which...
April 29, 2021Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Opinion: Brazil’s Theater of the Absurd: Bolsonaro says “our” Army will hit the streets
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) Last week and this, while railing against the “cowardly” restrictions on people’s movements by...
April 28, 2021
Continuing trend, cargo theft down 33% in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 2020
This type of crime was one of the most recurrent in Rio de Janeiro and was of great concern to...
April 26, 2021
One of world’s biggest arms traffickers recaptured in Brazil
The arrest took place in Niteroi, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, during an operation coordinated by Rio...
April 22, 2021
Like Mexican narcos, gang in Brazil filmed the murder and dismemberment of a 21-year-old woman
In true Mexican narco style, a gang of criminals in Brazil filmed the murder and dismemberment of a 21-year-old woman,...
April 9, 2021
Interpol operations in 13 Latin American countries seized 200,000 weapons, made 4,000 arrests and dismantled drug labs
Interpol dealt a "major blow" to arms trafficking in Latin America in an operation that led to the seizure of...
April 6, 2021
Bolsonaro affirms that he will be the last Brazilian to be vaccinated against Covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro affirmed this Thursday, April 1, that if he decides to get the covid-19 vaccine, he will...
April 1, 2021
U.S. highlights police violence and attacks on indigenous people and minorities in Brazil
Arbitrary killings by police, violence against indigenous people, minorities, activists or the LGBT community and widespread acts of corruption are...
March 31, 2021
An advantage of lockdown? In February, São Paulo had its fewest monthly homicides since 2001
Figures fell from 61 victims last year to 34 murders last month, the lowest number of all months in the...
March 26, 2021