Second Journalist Killed in City Near Rio de Janeiro
By Newsfeed RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The director of a news site in Maricá, in the metropolitan region of...
June 20, 2019Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Florianópolis Mayor Suspected of Being Part of a Criminal Organization
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter FLORIANÓPOLIS - Gean Loureiro, the mayor of Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina, was arrested...
June 19, 2019
Federal Deputy David Miranda, Greenwald’s Husband, Reports Death Threats to Police
By Arkady Petrov RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Married to journalist Glenn Greenwald, founder of The Intercept Brasil website, Federal...
June 18, 2019Latam Flight Heading to Rome Returns to São Paulo After Maintenance Issue
A Latam plane bound for Rome, Italy, was forced to return to Guarulhos International Airport (São Paulo) after an aircraft...
June 17, 2019
Husband of Brazilian Federal Deputy Assassinated
Anderson do Carmo was followed to his Niteroi home by two men on motorcycles where authorities said he was shot...
June 17, 2019Police and Federal Public Prosecutor Target Religious Intolerance in Rio
The Civil Police and the Federal Public Prosecutor (MPF) are working together to stop repeated attacks by drug gangs against...
June 16, 2019Judge Acquits Bolsonaro’s Stabber as Mentally Ill; President Will Appeal
The federal Judge Bruno Savino acquitted on Friday, June 14th, Adélio Bispo de Oliveira, deemed criminally incapable in the case...
June 16, 2019
In Brazil’s Pará, Impunity Persists in Deadly Land Conflicts
By Rachel Mucha, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A year has passed since the April 24th, 2018, assassination...
June 15, 2019
Despite Overall Drop in Murders, Number of Mass Shootings in Rio Remains Constant
By C.H. Gardiner RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Jair Bolsonaro government has championed crime statistics showing a drop in...
June 14, 2019