Rio de Janeiro’s UPPs Turn 10, Under Fire and Criticism
It has been ten years since the public security program that gave rise to the Unidade de Policia Pacificadora (Pacifying...
December 13, 2018Topic
Drug Trafficking
Highway Police Report 327% Increase in Drug Seizures in Rio
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Highway Police (PRF) seized more than twelve tons...
November 8, 2018
Military Police Enter Rio’s Rocinha Favela After Gangs Clash
The turf war to see takes control of drug trafficking in one of Rio's largest favela comes a day after...
September 18, 2017
Tensions High in Rio’s City of God Favela Community
On Saturday a police helicopter crashed into community and on Sunday seven bodies were discovered by residents.
November 21, 2016
Half of Rio’s Most Wanted Escaped from Prison Leave
Eight out of Rio de Janeiro's most wanted sixteen criminals had already been arrested by the police and sentenced to...
May 15, 2015
Rio’s Military Police Enter Favela After Weekend Shootings
After intense shootings during the entire weekend between two rival drug gangs in the Morro do Juramento favela in Rio’s...
January 19, 2015
Federal Police Seize 3.7 Tons Of Cocaine in Santos: Daily
Brazilian authorities have arrested 23 people and seized 3.7 tons of cocaine in the port of Santos, on the southern...
April 1, 2014
SP Governor Fights Prison Crime Cell
São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin is creating a task force dedicated to investigating the Primeiro Comando da Capital, the country's...
October 15, 2013
Anti-Crack Efforts Miss Targets: Daily
The government’s ambitious R$4 billion campaign to curb crack cocaine use that was launched late last year is failing to...
January 15, 2013