El-Salvador’s Bukele Seeks Reelection Amid Anti-Gang Campaign
El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is running for reelection on February 4th
January 22, 2024Topic
Gangs
Militias and drug gangs prevent Oi technicians from accessing 105 communities in Brazil Rio de Janeiro
The data were presented by Oi's Institutional Relations Manager Alexander Castro during a webinar on "network infrastructure security and integrity"...
October 4, 2021
War Rages in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s Largest Favela
The battle in Rocinha has been the most violent conflict in Rio de Janeiro since 2011, when Brazilian Armed Forces...
September 23, 2017
UN Envoy Calls for Change in Brazil’s Prisons
Extreme violence conducted by criminal gangs inside jails highlights problems with Brazil’s penal system.
September 2, 2014
Rio Campaign Propaganda in Favelas Controlled by Gangs
Election campaigning is being affected by extortion rackets controlled by the militia and gangs in Rio's favelas.
August 19, 2014
Militia Gangs Control Nearly Half of Rio Favelas
Illegal militia gangs control nearly half of the estimated 1,001 favela communities in Rio de Janeiro.
December 10, 2013
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
Wave of Violence Sweeps Santa Catarina
Seven violent attacks were reported in the state of Santa Catarina on Monday night, as a wave of violence reached...
February 5, 2013
Prison System in Brazil Criticized: Daily
The Minister of Justice and the Justices of the Federal Supreme Court roundly criticized the Brazilian prison system during Wednesday’s...
November 15, 2012