Brazil Totals 4.6 Million Cases and 138,900 Deaths from Covid-19 (September 23rd)
The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus pandemic reached 138,977 in Brazil, according to the most recent data update...
September 24, 2020Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Death of Attorney by Police in Colombia Sparks Protests Leaving at Least Seven Dead
The death of Javier Ordóñez, a 43-year-old attorney, who was subjected to ceaseless electric shocks with a taser-type gun while...
September 11, 2020
Reported Murders, Suicides of Trans People Soar in Brazil
The number of transgender people killed in Brazil this year has risen by 70 percent over last year, according to...
September 8, 2020
Nine People Drowned in São Paulo Over Extended Holiday Weekend
At least nine people drowned in the state of São Paulo during the September 7th extended holiday. Seven died on...
September 8, 2020
Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Recorded at Sea, North of Ceará State
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake was recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, north of the state of Ceará, yesterday. The quake was...
September 8, 2020
Army Officer Murdered in Front of Family in Rio de Janeiro Suburb
Army Petty Officer Bruna Carla Borralho Cavalcante de Araújo was murdered in front of her husband, sister, and nephews during...
September 1, 2020
Rio Drug Wars Escalate, Young Mother Shot Dead Protecting Son
A "war" between drug traffickers over control of the São Carlos favela complex in Central Rio has been raging for...
August 28, 2020
Brazil’s Federal Police Regulations Authorize Sale of Four Weapons per Citizen
The Federal Police (PF) yesterday announced that it has formalized the regulations set forth in Decree 9.785, of 2019, which...
August 22, 2020Rio State Records Lowest Monthly Number of Homicides in 30 Years
The state of Rio de Janeiro showed a 19 percent drop in the number of murders recorded in July this...
August 18, 2020