Police to Pacify Rocinha and Vidigal Favelas
Last week a local media R7 reported that Rocinha, considered the largest favela in Brazil, is next in line to...
November 8, 2011Topic
BOPE
UPP in Complexo da Mangueira Favela in Rio
The UPP in Mangueira will be the eighteenth unit in the state of Rio, and the final favela in the...
November 1, 2011
BOPE Occupies Complexo da Maré Favela
The Complexo da Maré in Rio’s Zona Norte (North Zone) has been occupied by BOPE for the past week with...
October 25, 2011
Violence in Complexo da Maré Favelas of Rio
The Complexo da Maré, an agglomeration of sixteen favela communities in Rio’s Zona Norte, has seen numerous firefights between police...
September 27, 2011
Rio Firefighters and Police Clash in Protests
On June 4th, 439 firefighters were arrested during the climax of a series of tense demonstrations for improved salary and...
June 7, 2011
BOPE Operation in Mangueira Favela
The Rio police carried out anti-drug trafficking operations in the favelas Mangueira and Tuiuti in the Zona Norte (North Zone)...
May 24, 2011
Run For Peace at Zona Norte Favelas
The same dirt road drug traffickers used to escape from the police, was part of the 4,850 meter run called...
May 17, 2011
Police Battle Gang Growth in Macaé
By Samuel Elliott Novacich, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Few could deny the increase in violent crime in...
April 12, 2011Hostages Taken at Luxury Hotel in Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – A violent confrontation between drug traffickers and the police led to...
August 21, 2010