Uber Now Demands Security Code Before Trip from More Passengers in Brazil
Uber is expanding a security feature in Brazil and other Latin American countries: a four-digit code must be provided to...
November 21, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Rio Records Lowest Homicide Rate Since 2007
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to data from the Institute of Public Safety (ISP-RJ), the number of homicides between...
November 20, 2019
Investigation Report: 8-year-old Ágatha Was Killed by Rio State Police Officer
Two months ago, a gunshot was fired from a state police corporal's gun, killing 8-year-old student Ágatha Vitória Sales Félix...
November 19, 2019
State Police Have Pulled 5,000 Guns off Rio’s Streets since January
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio de Janeiro State Police have pulled 451 rifles out of circulation since the...
November 19, 2019
Street Dwellers in Barueri, SP Die after Allegedly Poisoned Drink Intake
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Five people died in Barueri, Greater São Paulo, after drinking an alcoholic beverage offered by...
November 18, 2019
Pre-paid Cell Phones in 17 Brazilian States Must be Re-registered by Monday
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The measure is part of the National Telecommunications Agency's (ANATEL) project for the development of...
November 16, 2019
Facial Recognition Launches for Evangelical Churches in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Between October 17th and 20th, 2019, the Anhembi Exhibition Center, in the northern zone of...
November 16, 2019
Governor Witzel Says City of Rio Is As Safe As Paris, New York and Madrid
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Wilson Witzel, the governor of Rio de Janeiro, said the state's crime rates have dropped...
November 15, 2019
Video Shows São Paulo State Police Officer Dumping Body in Ditch
Following a clash in the community of Dique de Caixeta, in São Vicente, on the São Paulo coast, a state...
November 11, 2019