Security Forces Complete Month-Long Operation in Rio
Residents complain of restrictions and suspended school for children, but officials say operation has been a success.
August 30, 2017Topic
Drugs
Brazil’s Armed Forces Operation in Rio Yields Results, and Complaints
Officials call operation a success with 43 arrests, while residents complained of restrictions and more than 21,000 children were left...
August 22, 2017 Brazil’s Armed Forces Surround Seven Favela Communities in Rio
In the early hours of Monday (August 21st) members of Brazil’s armed forces, police and national force simultaneously entered seven...
August 21, 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
Human Rights Watch Criticizes Brazil for Prison Violence
Overcrowding in Brazilian prisons and the high number of and extrajudicial killings by police forces contribute to a cycle of...
January 13, 2017
Latam Countries Discuss Transnational Crimes in Brazil
Latin America has 8 percent of the world's population, but registers more than 30 percent of the homicides in the...
November 18, 2016
Brazil’s Supreme Court to Decide Decriminalization of Drugs
The Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether prohibition is unconstitutional and establish who would be considered a user...
August 10, 2015
Report Shows Eighty Percent of Crack Users in Rio are Male
According to the data from those seeking treatment in Rio de Janeiro state, inhaled cocaine is the cause of 58...
May 9, 2015
Armed Men Attack Niterói Hospital to Free Accused Dealer
Fifteen armed men attack Niterói hospital to free accused drug kingpin from police custody.
November 10, 2014