Significant Fall in Violent Crime in Rio State
Levels of violent crime in Rio state have fallen significantly in three target areas, according to figures by the ISP...
November 8, 2011Topic
Jose Mariano Beltrame
Police to Pacify Rocinha and Vidigal Favelas
Last week a local media R7 reported that Rocinha, considered the largest favela in Brazil, is next in line to...
November 8, 2011
UPP in Complexo da Mangueira Favela in Rio
The UPP in Mangueira will be the eighteenth unit in the state of Rio, and the final favela in the...
November 1, 2011
BOPE Occupies Complexo da Maré Favela
The Complexo da Maré in Rio’s Zona Norte (North Zone) has been occupied by BOPE for the past week with...
October 25, 2011
Police Commander Resigns in Face of Scandals
Military Police Commander Mário Sérgio de Brito Duarte announced his resignation, the third PM commander to resign in the past...
October 4, 2011
UPPs Seek More Social Inclusion Initiatives
After seventeen favelas have been pacified, the lack of social investment is a main concern.
June 14, 2011
BOPE Operation in Mangueira Favela
The Rio police carried out anti-drug trafficking operations in the favelas Mangueira and Tuiuti in the Zona Norte (North Zone)...
May 24, 2011
After the Tragedy, Which Way Forward?
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents of Rio de Janeiro state enjoyed February with the lowest...
April 19, 2011
38 Arrested for Police Corruption in Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A large-scale operation named Operação Guilhotina (Operation Guillotine), conducted...
February 15, 2011