Chile Could Greenlight AstraZeneca Vaccine “Within Days of US/UK Approval”
AstraZeneca has filed data with Chilean regulators for the emergency roll-out of its COVID-19 vaccine in the country and could...
December 29, 2020Topic
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Federal Intervention in Rio Completes 7 Months with Rises in Shootings and Deaths
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The well-publicized federal military intervention in Rio de Janeiro reaches...
September 18, 2018
Sexual Misconduct Against Women Increases 55 Percent in Rio
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a just-released study, between January and July of...
August 27, 2018
Rio de Janeiro Sees Thefts Decline, but Homicides Increase
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data released yesterday (August 14th) by the Institute of Public...
August 15, 2018
French Artist Murdered Outside Paraty in Rio de Janeiro State
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The normally quiet neighborhood of Barra Grande, just outside of...
July 18, 2018
First Month of Military Takeover, Rio Robberies Rise to Record Levels
This past March, car theft, cargo theft, pedestrian robberies, and cell phone theft in Rio de Janeiro rose to record...
April 19, 2018
Crime Surges to Near 30-Year Highs in Rio de Janeiro
New data from Rio de Janeiro's Instituto de Segurança Publica – ISP (Public Security Institute) showed that crime across the...
April 5, 2018
Rio’s Latest Crime Statistics Show 37 Percent Increase in Auto Theft
Latest statistics show sharp increases in Rio de Janeiro motor vehicle and cell phone thefts, but show decreases in street...
November 27, 2017
Rio Tourism Lost R$320 Million in Four Months Due to Crime
Confederation sees a direct correlation between increase in crime in the state and decrease in tourism revenues.
July 11, 2017