Rio Police Arrest Suspect Connected to Marielle Franco Murder
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, May 30th, Rio's Civil Police announced it had...
May 31, 2018Topic
Murder
Family of Franco and Gomes Meet with Rio Police Chief
Head of Rio's Civil Police, Rivaldo Barbosa, pledged to family members that investigators "will not rest until we have solved...
April 17, 2018
Advisor to Potential Witness in Marielle Franco Murder Case Found Dead
On Sunday, April 8th, community activist, Carlos Alexandre Pereira, was found murdered in Rio's Zona Oeste just two days after...
April 10, 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
Police in Rio Killed 33 Percent More People This November
The state of Rio de Janeiro recorded 125 homicides resulting from police action in November of this year. The number...
December 16, 2017
Suspect Confesses to Killing UK Tourist in Brazilian Amazon
Emma Kelty had been kayaking down the Solimões River in the Amazon Region when she was robbed and killed.
September 21, 2017
Police in Rio Suspect German Tourist was Killed in Santa Cruz
According to the Barra da Tijuca battalion command, Christoph Josef was murdered by Luiz Fernando Pereira Garcia, in the neighborhood...
May 23, 2017
Video of Police Executing Two Men Shocks Rio de Janeiro
The video of military police in Rio de Janeiro executing two young men was circulated by social media and quickly...
March 31, 2017
Brazil’s Boa Esporte Signs Ex-Flamengo Keeper and Convicted Murderer
The Boa Esporte Football Club from Minas Gerais draws heavy criticism from across Brazilian sports world for signing Bruno Fernandes,...
March 13, 2017