Fight Between Inmates Leaves Fifteen Dead in Brazil
A fight between inmates at the Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex (Compaj) in Manaus, Amazonas state this Sunday left fifteen convicts...
May 27, 2019Topic
Military Police
Human Rights Group Asks for Investigation Into Deaths in Rio
Amnesty International has called for an immediate investigation into the death of thirteen people in two communities in Rio de...
February 11, 2019
Governor-Elect Witzel to Use Deadly Snipers in Rio’s Favelas
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a television interview on Tuesday, October 30th, the new...
October 31, 2018
Brazil’s Army Starts to Train Rio Police as Part of Intervention
The course administered to police officers is similar to that given to military personnel who participated in the Haiti Peace...
April 13, 2018
Violence in Rio’s Rocinha Reaches New Heights
With 54 homicide victims in the last six months, thirteen in March alone, Rocinha is going through its bloodiest period...
April 3, 2018
Shootout in Leblon Leaves One Police Officer Injured
Armed robbers shot at Military Police officers, injuring one, during an attempted robbery of the Lojas Americanas store at Rua...
March 29, 2018
Rio’s Rocinha Registered Another Bloody Weekend
The latest survey shows that while most of the city's residents approve of the military intervention, no improvement has been...
March 26, 2018
Rio’s Allocation in Security Investment Drops to Near Zero
In 2017, Rio de Janeiro spent R$9.9 billion on public security, with 83 percent of that amount devoted to personnel...
March 13, 2018
Rio’s City of God Registers Another Day and Night of Shootouts
Thursday night’s local TV news coverages showed drivers abandoning their automobiles and running for cover in one of Rio’s main...
February 2, 2018