In 2019, One in Every Three People Murdered in Rio Was Killed by Police Forces
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The G1 website disclosed an alarming reality in Brazil on Monday, January 20th. In 2019,...
January 21, 2020Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Rio’s Militia Infiltrate Police and Politics to Curtail Rivals While Expanding Territory
The largest militia in the country has the support of security agents and members infiltrated into politics, writes Brazilian media...
January 20, 2020
Mass Escape from Prison in Paraguay by Dozens of Members of Brazilian PCC Gang
In the early hours of Sunday morning, January 19th,occured a mass escape of dangerous members of the largest Brazilian criminal...
January 20, 2020
Price Rises Cause Meat, Even Live Cattle, to Become Target of Organized Crime
A little over a week ago, 40-year-old vigilante Carlos Henrique Menoio de Carvalho was killed during an attempt to assault...
January 18, 2020
Rio’s State Police Arrested Over 35,000 Criminals Last Year
The Military Police Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro highlighted, on Tuesday, January 14th, when publishing last year's operational balance sheet,...
January 16, 2020
US Raises Security Alert for Travel to Brazil
The U.S. State Department has raised the alert level for tourists traveling to Brazil and for those visiting certain areas...
January 15, 2020
Rio de Janeiro’s State Police Seized 505 Rifles Throughout 2019
The number is the highest ever recorded by state security forces. The previous record was 2017, when 382 rifles were...
January 15, 2020
Carnaval Opening in Rio Ends in Confusion and Tear Gas
On one of the hottest days of the year, the official opening of Carnival took place in Copacabana. On Saturday,...
January 13, 2020
Four Family Members Dead in Car Crash in Minas Gerais State
Four people from the same family died in an accident in the early hours of this Sunday, January 12th, on...
January 13, 2020