Six Military Police Arrested After UPP Operation
Rio de Janeiro civil police arrested six military police officers on Sunday, July 27th following a UPP operation that resulted...
July 29, 2014Topic
Military Police
Security Forces Increase in Rio de Janeiro for World Cup
Rio de Janeiro state reinforced its security force for the 2014 World Cup games on Friday, June 6th, with almost...
June 10, 2014
Army to Stay in Bahia After Police Strike Ends
Over the course of the three day police strike crime levels soared in the city, and the armed forces were...
April 22, 2014
Police and Favela Oi Occupants Clash: Daily
Buses set on fire and traffic disrupted as Military Police and residents of Favela da Oideram clashed during re-possession of...
April 11, 2014
Demonstrators Clash in Rio and São Paulo: Daily
Demonstrators against and in favor of military intervention in Brazilian government clashed in Rio on Saturday, March 22nd, causing police...
March 23, 2014
Petrobras Probed Over Bribery Claims: Daily
Brazilian state owned oil company Petrobras is under investigation by the country’s police after it was claimed that the oil...
March 14, 2014
Rio’s Police to Receive 11% Pay Raises in 2014
Security personnel in Rio de Janeiro will receive an 11.18 percent pay rise this month; twice the rate of inflation.
February 11, 2014
Rio Trains Police With English Language Classes: Daily
As Brazil and Rio prepares to host some of the world’s biggest sporting events the state’s military police are starting...
January 11, 2014
Homicides Increase 116 Percent in Niterói From Last Year
The ISP findings from September 2013 showed that homicides increased 116 percent over the same period in the previous year,...
January 7, 2014