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, 2018Topic
crime
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
French Artist Murdered Outside Paraty in Rio de Janeiro State
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The normally quiet neighborhood of Barra Grande, just outside of...
July 18, 2018
Military Operation Deploys 4,000 Armed Forces in Rio Today
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Approximately 4,000 soldiers from the Armed Forces and the Civil...
July 11, 2018
Economic Cost of Crime to Brazil Almost R$300 Billion
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a new study released on Monday, June 11th,...
June 12, 2018
Brazil Arrests Hundreds in Child Porn Operation
Brazilian authorities confiscated more than a million computer files, issued 579 warrants, and arrested 251 people in 24 states on...
May 18, 2018