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, 2018Topic
crime
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
Police Recreate Assassination of Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco
Public Security Minister, Raul Jungmann, admitted there is evidence of the participation of a lawmaker and police officers in the...
May 11, 2018
First Month of Military Takeover, Rio Robberies Rise to Record Levels
This past March, car theft, cargo theft, pedestrian robberies, and cell phone theft in Rio de Janeiro rose to record...
April 19, 2018
Protests Mark a Month of Rio Councilwoman’s Murder
Rio’s civil police is working with the hypothesis of an action by militiamen for the Franco and Gomes executions.
April 16, 2018
Crime Surges to Near 30-Year Highs in Rio de Janeiro
New data from Rio de Janeiro's Instituto de Segurança Publica – ISP (Public Security Institute) showed that crime across the...
April 5, 2018
Shootout in Leblon Leaves One Police Officer Injured
Armed robbers shot at Military Police officers, injuring one, during an attempted robbery of the Lojas Americanas store at Rua...
March 29, 2018