Opinion: Worse Before Better in Brazil
Opinion by Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There are growing signs Brazil’s worst recession in a decade may...
July 19, 2017Topic
crime
After 58 Hikers Robbed in Ten Days, Rio Closes Trail
In the last ten days 58 hikers have been robbed in Rio on the 3.8 kilometer trail that leads from...
July 7, 2017
In Mega-Operation, 96 Police Officers to be Arrested in Rio
Early this morning (June 29th) the Civil Police in Rio de Janeiro executed Operation Calabar, aimed at the arrest of...
June 29, 2017
New Minister of Transparency Says Lava Jato Will Help Brazil
At a seminar held by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) in Rio de Janeiro, the the interim Minister of Transparency...
June 16, 2017
Nine Police Officers Accused of Working for Drug Gang in Rio
Nine police officers that are part of the Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais (GATE, or Special Tactical Action Group) of...
June 11, 2017
Rio Governor Pezão Welcomes National Security Plan Action
One day after the federal government announced a public safety plan and the creation of a social action task force...
June 7, 2017
Rio’s Homeless Population Increases 150% in Three Years
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Municipal Office of Social Assistance of Rio de Janeiro...
June 5, 2017
Police Intercept R$4 Million in Assault Riffles at Rio Airport
The Civil Police arrested four people involved in the import of high military power weapons on June 1st at the...
June 2, 2017
São Paulo’s Crackland Reappears a Week After Police Action
Critics say Mayor João Doria's operation in Cracolândia was violent and did not resolve the problem.
May 29, 2017