Women’s Rising Influence in Latin American Cartels
In Latin America's drug trade, a significant shift is underway: more women are stepping into leadership roles within drug cartels.
January 19, 2024Topic
criminal
Mega-Operation Underway to Capture Fugitive in Rio
Drug dealer was rescued by twenty-five armed men from a hospital while under police custody.
June 29, 2016
Rumor Sparks Mass Withdrawals: Daily
A rumor that the Bolsa Família anti-poverty program was set to close has led to hundreds of thousands of families...
May 21, 2013
Rio Police Operations to Secure Cristo
Weeks before the FIFA Confederations Cup and World Youth Day, Rio pacifies favelas to improve security for tourists visiting Christ...
April 30, 2013
Minha Casa Minha Vida Fraud in Brazil
The Ministry for Cities will investigate accusations that former civil servants have defrauded the government’s massive housing program, Minha Casa...
April 16, 2013
One of Rio’s Most-Wanted Arrested: Daily
One of Rio’s most-wanted armed criminals, Humberto dos Santos, better known as Beto Playboy, has been arrested by police and...
November 3, 2012
Niterói Favela Police Raids Continue: Daily
Over 400 police officers moved into fourteen favelas in Niterói and Maricá to find drug traffickers, arresting seventeen, and operations...
March 9, 2012