Spanish Tourist Visiting Rocinha Shot and Killed by Rio Police
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Spanish tourist was shot and killed in Rio...
October 23, 2017Topic
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Brazilian Army Operates in Rio’s Rocinha Favela for Second Day
The Armed Forces remained today (October 11th) in the favela community of Rocinha, in the Zona Sul (South Zone) of...
October 11, 2017
Armed Forces Return to Rio’s Rocinha Favela in Search Operation
The Armed Forces returned today (October 10th) to the favela community of Rocinha, in the Zona Sul (South Zone) of...
October 10, 2017
War Rages in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s Largest Favela
The battle in Rocinha has been the most violent conflict in Rio de Janeiro since 2011, when Brazilian Armed Forces...
September 23, 2017
Suspect Confesses to Killing UK Tourist in Brazilian Amazon
Emma Kelty had been kayaking down the Solimões River in the Amazon Region when she was robbed and killed.
September 21, 2017
Armed Forces Reaffirm Support for Security Operations in Rio
The Armed Forces reaffirmed their support in maintaining the Law and Order Guarantee (GLO) operations in Rio de Janeiro. In...
September 17, 2017
Human Rights Group Prepares Report on Police Violence in Rio
The human rights group, Dhesca Brasil Platform, has started a four-day mission to investigate police violence in the favelas of...
September 9, 2017
Brazil Ex-Minister Lima Arrested Again for R$51 Million Stash
Former minister Geddel Vieira Lima was arrested again early this morning (September 8th) in Salvador, three days after the Federal...
September 8, 2017
Rio de Janeiro Restructures UPP Program, Cuts One Third
The Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) program in Rio will undergo major structural reforms, cutting its standing force by one third,...
August 23, 2017