Analysis: Bolsonaro Government’s Sluggishness Prompts State Race for Vaccine
Faced with the federal government's delay in closing purchase agreements or anticipating the vaccination campaign against Covid-19, scheduled to begin...
December 9, 2020Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Latin American Crime Cartels Turn to Crypto to Clean up Their Cash
In April 2019, Mexican police arrested suspected human trafficker Ignacio Santoyo in a plush area of the Caribbean resort of...
December 8, 2020
Brazil Government Suspends HIV, AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Testing in SUS
The Ministry of Health allowed a contract to expire and suspended genotyping tests in the Unified Health System (SUS) for...
December 8, 2020
São Paulo Government to Announce Covid-19 State Immunization Plan
The government of São Paulo has prepared a State Immunization Plan against Covid-19. The document includes the full schedule, priority...
December 7, 2020
Rio de Janeiro Police Officer Killed with Head Shot When Trying to Prevent Robbery
A State Police (PM) officer was surprised and killed when trying to prevent a robbery on Friday, December 4th, in...
December 6, 2020
State Police Officer Points Gun at Colleague’s Face After Argument in Downtown São Paulo
The State Police (PM) reported that it removed the two officers after footage was spread on social media on Friday,...
December 5, 2020
Political Analysis: The Impact on Argentina of Venezuela Becoming Brazil’s New Hot Border
In recent weeks, images of Iranian-made military drones in Venezuela have emerged, as well as statements by the Caracas regime...
December 4, 2020
Gang Abandons Money After Robbery in Criciuma SC; Four Arrested With R$810,000
The gang that broke into a bank branch building in the city of Criciúma, Santa Catarina State, to steal a...
December 2, 2020
State Police Officers Kill Young Black Man in São Paulo; Witnesses Claim Victim was Unarmed
An 18-year-old black youth, Wenny Sabino Costa Martin, was shot dead by State Police (PM) officers in the neighborhood of...
November 30, 2020