Brazil Sends Troops to Halt Criminal Gang Violence in Fortaleza
Ceará state transfers twenty leaders of organized crime jailed in the state to federal prisons to try to curb the...
January 7, 2019Topic
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Brazil’s President Temer Deploys Troops to Border with Venezuela
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer authorized on Tuesday (August...
August 29, 2018
Brazil Extends Support of Federal Troops in Amazonas Prisons
In the beginning of the year, a uprising at one of the units left more than sixty inmates dead, six...
December 12, 2017
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, 2017
Brazil Will Send Federal Security Troops to Rio to Help Curb Violence
Due to the wave of violence in Rio Justice Minister, Osmar Serraglio will send men from the National Force and...
May 4, 2017
Brazil’s President Temer Authorizes Armed Forces in Rio
Despite downplaying protests by military officers' families, Rio de Janeiro asked federal government for help until after Carnival.
February 14, 2017
Brazil’s Vitória Returning to Normal After Week of Violence
Schools, health clinics and public offices were expected to open on Monday morning and public transportation was resumed.
February 13, 2017
Police Criticized as Violence Continues in Brazil’s City of Vitória
As tension continues in the streets of Vitória, the licensed governor of the state of Espirito Santo said on Wednesday...
February 9, 2017
Brazil’s City of Vitória Braces for 6th Day of Violence
City officials announced that schools and health clinics will remain closed and bus transportation has been suspended for fear of...
February 8, 2017