Fines for DUI Driving Grow 33 Percent in São Paulo City in 2019
The Traffic Police Command (CPTran) of the São Paulo State Police charged 16,680 drivers for disrespecting the 'Lei Seca' ("Dry...
September 22, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Eight-year-old Child Shot Dead by Police in Rio Favela
Agatha Félix, an 8-year-old child was shot in the Fazendinha favela of Complexo do Alemão and died this Saturday morning,...
September 21, 2019Homicides in Rio de Janeiro Drop, but Police Killings Rise
In the month of August, security data in Rio de Janeiro follow a trend already observed throughout the year: a...
September 21, 2019
After Talking With Moro, Bolsonaro Maintains Federal Police Director-General
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Moro and Bolsonaro met this week, shortly after the president's return to Brasília. Bolsonaro spent...
September 20, 2019
Brazil Records 22 Percent Decrease in Number of Violent Deaths in First Semester 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil recorded a 22 percent drop in violent deaths in the first half of this...
September 19, 2019Operation in Rio Favela Complex Leaves Four Dead, One Police Officer Wounded
A State Police (PM) operation on Wednesday, September 18th, in the Complexo do Alemão left at least four suspects dead...
September 19, 2019
Investigations into Marielle Case Will Lead to New Arrests, Says Police Inspector
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Police inspector Antônio Ricardo Nunes said the goal is to find out if there was...
September 19, 2019
Four Die and Three are Wounded During Police Operation in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Four men died during a police operation in the community of Jacarezinho in the northern...
September 16, 2019
Brazilian Police Arrest Wanted Drug Kingpin with Mansion and Yacht
The trafficker, André de Oliveira Macedo, known as André do Rap, was arrested by the team of the São Paulo...
September 16, 2019