Brazil’s New Justice Minister Vows to Fight Corruption, Organized Crime
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In his first press conference after accepting the position...
November 7, 2018Topic
crime
Governor-Elect Witzel to Use Deadly Snipers in Rio’s Favelas
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a television interview on Tuesday, October 30th, the new...
October 31, 2018
Brazil Federal Police Bust Ecstasy Ring in Operation Hipster
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Police (PF) in Brazil launched Operation Hipster today...
October 17, 2018
Bolsonaro Compares Violence in Rio de Janeiro to Venezuela
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, October 15th, Brazil's outspoken right-wing presidential candidate, Jair...
October 16, 2018
Court Finds 12 Police Officers in Rio Guilty of Robbery and Extortion
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Four years after a group of Rio police officers were...
September 26, 2018
Gunshot Detection System Abandoned in Rio de Janeiro
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro's gunshot detection system, a series of audio...
September 25, 2018
Bolsonaro Suspends Campaign for President in Brazil After Stabbing
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After the shocking attack on Brazil's presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro...
September 7, 2018
Sexual Misconduct Against Women Increases 55 Percent in Rio
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a just-released study, between January and July of...
August 27, 2018
Angra dos Reis in Rio State Declares Public Security Emergency
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of Angra dos Reis, Fernando Jordão, declared a...
August 22, 2018