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, 2018Topic
crime
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
Rio de Janeiro Sees Thefts Decline, but Homicides Increase
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data released yesterday (August 14th) by the Institute of Public...
August 15, 2018
Brazil’s Senate Approves Bill to Curb Violence Against Women
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A new bill approved by the Brazilian Senate this...
August 9, 2018
Shootings in Rio Up Almost Forty Percent Since Military Intervention
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a report released yesterday, July 25th, from the...
July 26, 2018
Brazil Seeks Answers to Student’s Death in Nicaragua
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s government has called back Brazilian ambassador to Nicaragua,...
July 25, 2018
Rio Security Program Leblon Presente Set to Arrive in August
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Residents of Leblon will feel a new security presence in...
July 25, 2018