Hostage Situation in Rio’s Lapa District Ends with Perpetrator’s Arrest
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Around 2.45 PM on November 29th a man entered into Bar da Preta on Rua...
November 30, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Rape Cases Increase in São Paulo While Other Crimes Drop
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of rape cases in the state of São Paulo increased 14.4 percent in...
November 30, 2019
Mother who Killed Homosexual son Sentenced to 25 Years Imprisonment in SP
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Jury trial sentenced manager Tatiana Ferreira Lozano Pereira to 25 years and eight months...
November 29, 2019
Paraguayan Senator Advocates Death of 100,000 Brazilians in Paraguay
A video showing a Paraguayan senator advocating the death of 100,000 Brazilians living in Paraguay prompted a reaction from local...
November 29, 2019
Trafficking and Militia Are Equivalents, Says Rio’s Civil Police Head
Traffickers and militiamen are equally criminals, without distinction, acting both in drug trafficking, cargo theft and auto theft. The statement...
November 27, 2019
Crime in Rio de Janeiro Continues to Decline
Rio may not yet be a wonder in safety, far from it, but the rates are improving. In the first...
November 26, 2019
Rio Deploys 265 Municipal Guards for Broadcast of Libertadores Cup Final Tonight
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Municipal Guard of Rio de Janeiro has set up a special patrolling and traffic...
November 23, 2019
Rio Records Four Femicides in Forty-eight Hours
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The last one was in Belford Roxo, in the Baixada Fluminense, on Thursday night. Adriana...
November 23, 2019
Four People Indicted for Homophobic Attacks in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Four men charged with homophobia were indicted in Rio de Janeiro for bodily injury against...
November 22, 2019