Fire in Centro Rio Building Sunday: Daily
Three floors of the Swissair building on 99 Avenida Rio Branco, Centro, have been ravaged by a fire Sunday morning,...
June 11, 2012Topic
Firefighters
Brazil Police Plan Strikes Nationally
The strikes by police and firefighters that has affected Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, has now reached the capital Brasília.
February 21, 2012
Police, Firefighters Suspend Strike: Daily
Just days before Carnival in Rio, Polícia Militar (Military Police) and firefighters decided late on Monday to suspend the strike,...
February 14, 2012
Civil Police in Rio Suspend Strike: Daily
Rio's civil police and Bahia's military police decided to suspend strike action. Firefighters and MPs in Rio are still on...
February 12, 2012
Calm First Day of Police Strike in Rio: Daily
The first day of the police and firefighters’ strike in Rio passed in relative peace, with businesses and shops were...
February 11, 2012
Police Strike in Rio Begins Today: Daily
Military police, civil police and firefighters in Rio de Janeiro have declared a strike as of midnight last night, a...
February 10, 2012
Rio Reassures Public as Police Plan Strike
Rio de Janeiro’s State Governor, Sergio Cabral, has been seeking to reassure citizens that the same thing will not occur...
February 7, 2012
Rio Police Confirm Strike Plans: Daily
As the Polícia Militar strike continues in the Salvador, the union representing the Polícia Civil in Rio gave notice of...
February 6, 2012
Police Threaten Strike Before Carnival
Rio’s police and firefighters are threatening to go on strike during the Carnival if demands over increased wages and better...
January 31, 2012