Traffickers Hijack Rio Passenger Train, Force Unscheduled Stop at Overpass
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A train from the Gramacho/Saracuruna station was hijacked at rush hour on Monday, September 16th,...
September 17, 2019Topic
Intercept Leaks Brazil
Court Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Lula and his Brother
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo 7th District Federal Criminal Court yesterday, September 16th, rejected the denunciation lodged by...
September 17, 2019
Rio Governor Witzel Sanctions Law Honoring Marielle Franco and Human Rights
Governor Wilson Witzel sanctioned the Marielle Franco law, which officially institutes March 14 as the date of the councilwoman's execution...
September 17, 2019
Fire in Residential Building in Rio’s North Zone Leaves Two Dead
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two people died in the morning of Tuesday, September 17th, in a fire in a...
September 17, 2019
Four Die and Three are Wounded During Police Operation in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Four men died during a police operation in the community of Jacarezinho in the northern...
September 16, 2019
Brazilian Police Arrest Wanted Drug Kingpin with Mansion and Yacht
The trafficker, André de Oliveira Macedo, known as André do Rap, was arrested by the team of the São Paulo...
September 16, 2019
Justice Gilmar Mendes Says Supreme Court Must Not Be Afraid To Judge Sérgio Moro’s Actions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In an interview with Folha de S.Paulo published on Sunday, September 15th, Federal Supreme Court...
September 16, 2019
Uncertainty About Federal Police Head Generates Internal Dispute, Fear of Paralysis
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The threat of President Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) in August to change the general director of...
September 16, 2019
Brazil Averages 40,000 New HIV Cases Yearly, Different Subvirus Types Found in South Region
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil had an average of 40,000 new cases of the disease in the past five...
September 16, 2019