Rio Military Police Launch New Security App for Emergencies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Military Police (PM) of Rio de Janeiro have launched an app called Linha Direta...
December 12, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Number of Deaths of Indigenous Leaders in 2019 Highest in Last 11 Years
The number of indigenous leaders killed in conflicts in the countryside in 2019 was the highest in at least 11...
December 11, 2019
Brazil’s Government Releases Alcohol Sales at Truck Stops
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Experts in traffic safety warn of the risks of a federal government ordinance that once...
December 11, 2019
Motorcyclist Killed in Assault on São Paulo Highway
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Cícero da Silva, 46 years old, was killed with two shots to the face, during a...
December 11, 2019
Downpour in São Paulo Causes Flooding of Rivers and Fallen Trees
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The heavy downpour that affected the capital of São Paulo on Tuesday, December 10th, caused...
December 11, 2019
Police in Chile Accused of Injuring Thousands, Including Two Human Rights Watchers
During protests against the government of President Sebastián Piñera in Chile on Saturday, December 7th, an observer from the National...
December 10, 2019
State Police Officer Indicted for Ágatha Félix Killing in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Judge Viviane Ramos de Faria, of the 1st Criminal Court of Rio de Janeiro, granted...
December 9, 2019
Brazil’s Senate May Vote Anti-crime Package Later This Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Passed by the Chamber of Deputies last Wednesday, December 4th, the package includes part of...
December 9, 2019
Researcher Identifies Neo-Nazi Cell in Niterói
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The work of a cell from the racial supremacist group Ku Klux Klan in Niterói,...
December 9, 2019