With Power Outages and Riots, Brazil´s Amapá State Resembles War Zone
With no power, residents of Amapá's cities face rubber bullets and stun bombs.
November 10, 2020Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Covid-19: Brazil Records Another 10,500 Confirmed Cases in 24 Hours (November 8th)
Brazil has reached 5.66 million cumulative cases of infection by the novel coronavirus. Over the past 24 hours, 10,554 new...
November 9, 2020
Brazil´s Superior Court Data Systems Gradually Restored Following Hacker Attack
The Superior Court of Justice's (STJ), Brazil’s second-highest federal court, re-established on Monday, November 9th, using the Justice System -...
November 9, 2020
Woman Jumps Off Moving Car to Escape Harassment in Santa Catarina State
A CCTV camera in downtown Videira, in western Santa Catarina, recorded the moment a woman jumped out of a moving...
November 8, 2020
“Don’t Invent Lockdowns After Elections,” Urges Brazil’s President Bolsonaro
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday, November 5th, that Brazil's economy is reacting and, after quoting positive data on job...
November 7, 2020
Operation 404, Fighting Digital Piracy in Brazil, Takes Down 300+ Websites and Apps
The second phase of Operation 404, to fight digital piracy, was launched on Thursday morning, November 5th. Civil Police from...
November 6, 2020
Brazil Dismantles Cocaine Network Specialized in Shipping to Europe
Eight people were arrested yesterday by the Brazilian Federal Police, in an operation conducted in several regions of the country...
November 5, 2020
Brazil´s Federal Superior Court Target of Hacker Attack; Federal Police Investigating
The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) systems were the target of a hacker attack on Tuesday, November 3rd, reported the...
November 5, 2020
More Than 4,000 Soldiers Patrol Brazil’s Remote Northern Amazon Border Region
Brazil has mobilized more than 4,000 soldiers to patrol its northern coast near the jungle border with French Guiana for...
November 2, 2020