Petrópolis counts 176 dead and 165 missing after 6 days of rain (Update 1)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Rio de Janeiro state Civil Defense announced that after a 6-day storm, Petrópolis totals…
February 21, 2022Topic
Civil Police
Brazil’s Federal Police operations against slave labor up 470% in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Data compiled by the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety last week, on National Day…
January 31, 2022
Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office and Police conduct operation against Nazi groups
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Rio de Janeiro Prosecutor’s Office (MPRJ) and the Civil Police yesterday served 4 arrest…
December 17, 2021
Militias and drug gangs prevent Oi technicians from accessing 105 communities in Brazil Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Militias, drug traffickers and gangs are blocking the access of Oi technicians to the company’s…
October 4, 2021
Transvestite attack in Brazil’s Recife results in severe burns and arm amputation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Transvestite Roberta Nascimento da Silva, 32, was homeless. Any canvas would do as shelter. She…
June 29, 2021
Police warn of infighting over succession to Brazil’s most powerful militia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The death of Wellington da Silva Braga, aka Ecko, pointed out as the head of…
June 16, 2021
Rio de Janeiro: pregnant woman killed during shootout between police and drug dealers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -A shootout between state police and drug dealers in the Complexo do Lins resulted in the…
June 9, 2021
Brazilian women denounce evangelical leader for sexual abuse: “Transgress here with me. I am your pastor and psychologist”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – “Don’t worry, it’s all part of the technique.” This is how the evangelical pastor Francisco…
March 17, 2021
Rio nurse who simulated administering Covid-19 vaccine charged, could face jail
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL – Nurse Rozemary Gomes Pita, 42 years old, who simulated administering a dose of the covid-19…
February 19, 2021