Brazil’s Army Launch Second Phase of Action in Rio Favelas
Security forces in Rio de Janeiro, along with Brazilian Army and Navy troops, have been conducting a major offensive against...
August 5, 2017Topic
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Brazil Deploys 8,500 Armed Forces in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil announced yesterday (July 28th) that the implementation of the National Security Plan in Rio de Janeiro will employ 8,500...
July 29, 2017
Brazil’s Defense Minister in Rio to Announce Security Plan
Defense Minister Raul Jungmann was in Rio de Janeiro yesterday (July 27th) to announce details for the National Security Plan,...
July 28, 2017
Brazil to Send 800 More Federal Police to Rio de Janeiro
President Michel Temer authorized the sending of 800 police officers to reinforce security in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, July 20th.
July 21, 2017
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, 2017
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