Seventy-Three Percent of Brazilians Oppose Liberalization of Right to Carry Weapons
A survey by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics (IBOPE) done in March, after the first decree of...
June 3, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
São Paulo: Police Lethality Grows Seven Percent in First Four Months of 2019
The number of deaths by police on duty grew by 17 percent in the first quarter of the year in...
June 2, 2019
Updated Alert: Large Rock in Rio Could Fall, Road Access to Vidigal Closed by Court
By Henry Montalto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Breaking News from Vidigal in the South Zone of Rio...
May 31, 2019
“Mustard Gang” Founder Apprehended in Copacabana
By Henry Montalto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Douglas Costa Leal, the founder of the shoe shiners' "Mustard...
May 31, 2019
Argentina to Share Hooligan Database with Brazil for Copa America
Argentina will hand Brazilian authorities details of more than 5,000 football fans with violent backgrounds as part of efforts to...
May 31, 2019
Researcher Network to Monitor Violence Data in Five Brazilian States
The escalating violence in Brazilian states like Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Ceará, Pernambuco and Bahia has led researchers from...
May 29, 2019
Nationwide Anti-Murder Operation in Brazil Leads to 968 Arrests
By Newsfeed/AFP RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian police carried out a giant anti-murder operation in nearly every state of...
May 29, 2019
Instigators of Manaus Prison Killings Sent to Maximum-Security Jails
Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro said on Tuesday that the prison gang leaders responsible for killing 55 inmates in prisons...
May 29, 2019
Another 42 Inmates Dead After Gang Fights in Brazil Prisons
Brazilian officials say 42 inmates were found dead at three prisons because of violent clashes among rival drug factions in...
May 28, 2019