Rio Seeks R$4B to Fight Crack: Daily
Rio's Department of Social Assistance is requesting R$4 billion of federal money to put towards the city’s fight against growing...
December 13, 2011Topic
crime
Petrobras Pollution Accusations: Daily
The Federal Police are investigating Petrobras’ Duque de Caxias Refinery (Reduc), located to the north of Rio city, for accusations...
December 12, 2011
Keep it Moving
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The last month has been big for us, lots of important international and local...
December 6, 2011
Prison Contracts Cut Despite Overcrowding
Brazil’s Justice Department has decided to terminate 29 contracts to build prisons that never left the drawing board, while prison...
November 29, 2011
Brazil Targets Unregistered Financial Services
Texas-based National Western Life insurance company is being fine R$11 billion for selling life insurance policies in Brazil without being...
November 15, 2011
Rio Favelas Rocinha and Vidigal Occupied Without Shots Fired: Daily
Rocinha and Vidigal, became the most recent communities to be pacified by Brazil’s military and police forces as a precursor...
November 13, 2011
Significant Fall in Violent Crime in Rio State
Levels of violent crime in Rio state have fallen significantly in three target areas, according to figures by the ISP...
November 8, 2011
Hey Maconheiro!
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Why is it that when talking about the “problem of drugs”...
March 1, 2011Developing Jails
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - Some prisons are worse then others, and some places are especially scary. As a child...
June 8, 2010