Number of Dead in Pará Prison Riot Rises to 57; 46 Detainees will be Transferred
The Superintendence of the Penitentiary System of Par (Susipe) has confirmed the rise in the number of deaths from 52...
July 30, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Police to Close Rape Investigations Against Football Star Neymar
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The rape investigations against the Brazilian football star Neymar could soon be closed. According to...
July 30, 2019Police Arrest Third Suspect in Guarulhos Gold Heist
The Civil Police arrested yesterday morning, July 29th, another man suspected of taking part in the robbery of 718.9 kilos...
July 30, 2019
Prison Riot Leaves at Least 52 Inmates Dead in Brazil’s Pará State
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A riot in the Regional Correctional Facility in Altamira, State of Pará, which broke out...
July 29, 2019Insecurity in Paraguay Decreased Fifty Percent, Says Minister
Juan Ernesto Villamayor, the Paraguayan Minister of the Interior, said in a cabinet meeting that his ministry is to disclose...
July 28, 2019
Brazil Gang Impersonates Federal Police to Steal Millions in Gold
In a heist, straight from a movie plot, a Brazilian gang drove onto the tarmac of a São Paulo airport...
July 26, 2019
After Guedes and Hasselmann, Bolsonaro Says his Cell Phone Also Hacked
To the astonishment of many observers, Brazil does not seem to be able to protect top government officials from simple...
July 26, 2019Brazil Recorded One Case of Human Trafficking Every Four Days in 2018
Figures from the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights show a worrying scenario: Brazil recorded one case of human...
July 23, 2019U.S., Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay Agree on Counter-Terrorism Alliance
The United States agreed on Friday to an alliance with Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay to counter "illicit activity" and terrorism...
July 22, 2019