Police Arrest Largest Synthetic Drug Dealer in Rio
A former military police officer was arrested on Thursday (April 13th) by the civil police suspected of being the largest...
April 14, 2017Topic
crime
Officer Killed at Lei Seca Point in Rio’s Baixada Fluminense
A military police officer was killed during an Operação Lei Seca (Operation Dry Law) drunk driving blitz checkpoint in the...
April 5, 2017
NGO Files Human Rights Complaint Against Brazil with UN
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Justiça Global filed a complaint with the UN Rapporteurship on Summary and Arbitrary Executions on the...
April 4, 2017
Video of Police Executing Two Men Shocks Rio de Janeiro
The video of military police in Rio de Janeiro executing two young men was circulated by social media and quickly...
March 31, 2017
Letter to the Editor: Crime Without Punishment
Letter to the Editor, by Damian O'Donnell RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Before I begin, I feel it’s important to...
March 27, 2017
Rio de Janeiro Provides 3,000 Less Police for 2017 Carnival
The security program for this year's Carnival will have 3,000 fewer military police officers, according to the Rio de Janeiro...
February 25, 2017
Brazil’s Armed Forces Pull Out of Rio de Janeiro Before Carnival
After a meeting with the Attorney General's Office of Military Justice, the Defense Ministry announced that the Armed Forces will...
February 22, 2017
Rio’s Lei Seca Drunk Driving Operations Increase for 2017 Carnival
The Operação Lei Seca (Operation Dry Law) in Rio de Janeiro will reinforce the state-wide actions of inspection and awareness...
February 20, 2017
Brazil Signs Agreement with 10 Countries to Investigate Odebrecht
Yesterday (February 16th) Brazil's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) signed and agreement with nine Latin American countries and Portugal with...
February 17, 2017