Report Shows Brazil Has Highest Cost of Crime in Latin America
The report highlights the high spending on private security, which indicates the population's feeling about the security service provided by...
February 3, 2017Topic
crime
Brazil’s Temer to Wait to Nominate Supreme Court Justice
The President said his nominee to replace Justice Teori Zavascki, would only come after a new rappourter has been appointed...
January 23, 2017
Rio Police Launch New Beach Security Effort Last Weekend
After a rash of robbery and crime in Rio's beach neighborhoods of Zona Sul (South Zone) including Copacabana and Ipanema,...
January 18, 2017
Lack of Police Presence on Rio’s Beaches Causes Concern
An increase in petty crime and robberies along the beaches, and a lack of police presence, is raising concerns among...
January 6, 2017
Greek Ambassador to Brazil is Missing in Rio de Janeiro
The diplomat, missing since Monday night, may have been a victim of a crime of passion say local news reports.
December 30, 2016
Editorial: Rio de Janeiro and Its Image Issues
Editorial, by Stone Korshak RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It has long been said that "Brazil is a country of...
December 29, 2016
Rio Sees Disturbing Rise in Murders and Robberies
In 2016 so far, there have been one thousand additional murders and a shocking thirty thousand more robberies compared to...
December 1, 2016
Rio’s Santa Marta UPP Targeted With Violence
According to UPP Santa Marta officials, a UPP shootout that left one man wounded, resulted in the bombing of a...
November 23, 2016
Militias Force Commerce Monopoly in Rio’s Rocinha Community
Militias in Rio’s largest favela, Rocinha, have taken over water and coal distribution in the community, forcing local merchants to...
November 8, 2016