Demonstrations Continue in Brazil: Daily
Protests continued in over a dozen Brazilian cities on Saturday, June 22nd.
June 23, 2013Topic
Military Police
Complexo do Caju Favela Occupied in Rio
State and federal security forces occupied the communities of Complexo do Caju and Barreira do Vasco during the early hours...
March 5, 2013
Carnival Starts with More Police: Daily
The number of police on duty during the Carnival has been stepped up this year to 14,454 in order to...
February 8, 2013
UPPs Reduce Violent Deaths by 78 Percent
A study found that the UPPs have reduced the rates of violent deaths, such as homicides and deaths in encounters...
September 25, 2012
Another Policeman Killed in Rocinha
On the night of Thursday, September 13th, military policeman Diego Bruno Barbosa Henriques was shot and killed in Rocinha while...
September 18, 2012
Captain Reinstated in Providência UPP
The head of the UPP in Morro da Providência, Captain Glauco Schorcht, was reinstated by the Polícia Militar after being...
September 4, 2012
Protests as Hospital Patients Moved: Daily
The closing of the IASERJ Hospital in Centro Rio was protested as military police escorted ambulances carrying patients to alternative...
July 16, 2012
Outrage at Spraying of Dog in Rocinha: Daily
A member of the military police was photographed spraying a dog with pepper spray while on patrol in the favela...
May 7, 2012
Plans for 7,000 New Police in 2012: Daily
The Military Police (Polícia Militar, PM) are planning on forming 7,000 new recruits by the end of this year, and...
April 24, 2012