Brazil Drug Gang Attacks Police Station in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Just north of Rio de Janeiro's famous Maracanã stadium, criminals launched an attack onto a...
August 15, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Three People Die During Police Operation in Rio’s West Zone
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Three people died and a baby was shot during a state police (MP) operation in...
August 14, 2019
Accident Leaves 51 Injured in Rio de Janeiro Tunnel
An accident which occurred early this Tuesday, August 13th, evening, in the Prefeito Marcello Alencar Tunnel, in the central region...
August 14, 2019
Homicide Figures Drop in Brazil, According to the Ministry of Justice
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the first four months of 2019, Brazil recorded 3,528 fewer homicides than during the...
August 14, 2019Deaths of Teenagers Spark Protests in Rio de Janeiro State and City
A protest over the death of Henrico de Jesus Viegas de Menezes Júnior, 19 years old, blocked the streets of...
August 14, 2019
Armed Group Kills Five in a Club in Brazil’s Southern State Rio Grande do Sul
According to Reuters, an armed group broke into a club in the southern Brazilian city of Mostardas in the Rio...
August 11, 2019Judge Decides: Transgender Women are Included in the Crime of Feminicide
The Third Criminal Panel of the Federal District Court of Justice (TDJFT) rejected an appeal and sustained as attempted feminicide...
August 10, 2019Police Serve Arrest Warrants Against Drug Traffickers in Rio de Janeiro
The State Secretariat of Civil Police today, August 8th, launched Operation Pró-Labore, to comply with seven arrest warrants and 29...
August 9, 2019
Brazil Drug Trafficker Found Dead after Foiled Escape Disguised as Daughter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AFP reports that the Brazilian drug trafficker, who had attempted to escape from prison disguised...
August 6, 2019