Vaccination Against Yellow Fever is Intensified in Brazil’s South Region
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With an outbreak of the virus detected in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do...
September 7, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Survey Shows Disapproval of Bolsonaro is Increasing and Affecting His Voter Base
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Datafolha poll published on Monday, September 2nd, shows a decline in support for Bolsonaro...
September 2, 2019
Palestinian Refugee Bar is Target of Bottle and Pepper Gas Attack in São Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Al Janiah bar and restaurant, where 35 Syrian and Palestinian refugees work, was the...
September 2, 2019
Brazil Records Twenty-two Percent Drop in Violent Deaths Over the First Half-year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has recorded a 22 percent drop in violent deaths in the first half of...
September 1, 2019
Escorted by Federal Police and National Force, IBAMA Team in Pará is Shot at
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A team from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources - IBAMA,...
September 1, 2019
Bolsonaro Changes Decree and Limits Fire Ban To Legal Amazon Only
President Jair Bolsonaro amended the decree that barred burning in the country for 60 days.
August 31, 2019
Pará Police Identify Suspects of Starting Fires in the Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Civil Police of Pará have identified three suspects of arson in a native forest...
August 30, 2019
Federal Police to Investigate Group Suspected of Having Set Fires in the Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Minister of Justice and Public Security, Sérgio Moro, said yesterday, August 25th, on Twitter...
August 26, 2019
Glock Wins Bid to Supply Firearms to São Paulo State Police
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Austrian manufacturer Glock has won an international bid from the São Paulo State Police and...
August 23, 2019