Rio Sees Disturbing Rise in Murders and Robberies
In 2016 so far, there have been one thousand additional murders and a shocking thirty thousand more robberies compared to...
December 1, 2016Topic
homicide
New Report Shows Alarming Rise in Murder and Robbery in Rio
The just released Institute of Public Security (ISP) report shows alarming increases in Rio de Janeiro State’s homicides, 17.6 percent,...
November 2, 2016
Seven Samarco Executives Charged With Homicide in Brazil
Seven have been charged with homicide in connection to the collapse of the Samarco dam in Mariana in November 2015...
February 24, 2016
Dia da Consciência Negra: Black Awareness Day in Brazil
Despite advances in the past few years, Afro-Brazilians still receive lower wages, are under-represented and are make up the largest...
November 20, 2014
American Strangled to Death in Rio: Daily
Victoria Tcaciuc, a contractor for the U.S. Department of State has been strangled to death in a Centro, Rio hotel...
March 1, 2013
UPPs Reduce Violent Deaths by 78 Percent
A study found that the UPPs have reduced the rates of violent deaths, such as homicides and deaths in encounters...
September 25, 2012
Burglaries, Vehicle Thefts Up in Rio: Daily
The number of burglaries and vehicle thefts in Rio de Janeiro has risen dramatically in the first half of 2012,...
July 24, 2012
Armed Forces Arrive in Salvador: Daily
The death toll after the military police (PM) of Bahia went on strike has already reached 56 as of Saturday,...
February 5, 2012
Salvador Suffers with Police on Strike: Daily
A wave of violence has surged through the streets of Salvador since military police went on strike last Wednesday in...
February 4, 2012