More Than 2,300 Deaths Recorded by Police in Brazil in 2014
In 2014, six people have died per day on average in Brazil through military police, totaling in 2,368 deaths in...
July 27, 2015Topic
Military Police
BOPE Headquarters Searched and Officers Investigated in Rio
Six BOPE police officers are suspected of misconduct during a raid in the Morro da Covanca favela community of Jacarepaguá,...
July 10, 2015
Training for New Military Police to Increase in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro's Military Police has decided to increase the training for its new members to twelve months total starting...
June 22, 2015
Rio’s Floresta Tijuca National Park to Have Increased Policing
Hikers and mountain bikers will receive increased military police presence when practicing their sports in Rio's Floresta da Tijuca National...
May 14, 2015
Fewer Military Policemen to Patrol Rio’s Streets
Despite an increase in robberies and shootings in Rio de Janeiro, the Military Police had to cut the number of...
May 5, 2015
Rio’s Final UPP Bases to Be Constructed with Urgency
Rio de Janeiro Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão has announced that the final bases for the city's new Pacifying Police Units...
April 7, 2015
Rio’s Military Police Enter Favela After Weekend Shootings
After intense shootings during the entire weekend between two rival drug gangs in the Morro do Juramento favela in Rio’s...
January 19, 2015
New Year’s Eve to Have 33% More Police in Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro steps up security forces with a total of 15,441 military police and 2,708 vehicles active on December...
December 30, 2014
Security Increases for Elections in Rio de Janeiro
Military Police reinforce security during elections in sixteen Brazilian states, including Rio de Janeiro.
October 5, 2014