Delivery App Rappi Now Has Domestic Violence Button for Vulnerable Women
During social isolation, women face a double epidemic: the novel coronavirus and domestic violence, which has escalated during the quarantine...
May 6, 2020Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
São Paulo City Hall Will Block Off Thoroughfares to Increase Isolation
São Paulo City Hall will have traffic blocks on avenues in the capital from next Monday, May 4th. Restrictions on...
May 3, 2020
Deaths by Covid-19 Exceed Homicides in São Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 1,300 people have died from Covid-19 in the state of São Paulo in...
April 25, 2020
Brazil Saw Violent Crime Decline 19 Percent in 2019
Brazil saw a drop in the main crime indicators in 2019, according to data released by the Ministry of Justice...
April 18, 2020
Another Guajajara Indigenous Leader Killed in Brazil
In the north-eastern state of Maranhão in Brazil, Rodrigues Zezico Guajajará was murdered by unknown men near the village of...
April 6, 2020
SIPRI Report: Governments in Latin America Continue to Import Firearms
Brazil is the country with the highest import rate of military weapons in the region. Brazil's arms imports between 2015...
March 14, 2020
Brazil and US Close Unprecedented Deal for Defense Industry
The Brazilian defense industry may have access to the North American market, the largest in the world. The announcement was...
March 4, 2020
Rio Rainfall Caused by South Atlantic Convergence Zone, May Last 11 Days
The heavy downpours that have affected Rio de Janeiro and Baixada Fluminense since Saturday night were caused by the South...
March 3, 2020
Ceará’s State Police Continue Mutiny After Failed Negotiations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After four meetings at the headquarters of the Ceará Prosecutor's Office, the commission comprising members...
February 29, 2020