Rio Sees Disturbing Rise in Murders and Robberies
In 2016 so far, there have been one thousand additional murders and a shocking thirty thousand more robberies compared to...
December 1, 2016Topic
Murder
New Report Shows Alarming Rise in Murder and Robbery in Rio
The just released Institute of Public Security (ISP) report shows alarming increases in Rio de Janeiro State’s homicides, 17.6 percent,...
November 2, 2016
Homicides in Rio de Janeiro Spike 38.9 Percent Since 2015
In April 2015 there were 339 reported in Rio de Janeiro, compared to April 2016 with 471 reported homicides, a...
May 24, 2016
Police in Brazil Say Seventy Percent Have Had Colleagues Killed
A new study reported that seven out of ten public safety professionals from across Brazil say they have had a...
July 31, 2015
Study Finds Black Brazilians Killed by Gunfire 2.5 More than Whites
The 'Map of Violence' report shows that shows that in all more than 42.4 thousand lives were lost in 2012...
May 14, 2015
Greater São Paulo Area Sees Surge in Thefts and Robberies
Theft in the greater São Paulo area, excluding the capital city, increased by 24.07 percent according to a recent government...
April 25, 2015
Brazil Ranks Highest in Killing of Land and Environmental Activists
A study by UK-based NGO, Global Witness, found that in Brazil there were 29 activists killed in 2014, the most...
April 21, 2015
Three Police Officers Shot and Killed Over 48 Hours in Rio
Since January 2015, 57 police officers were shot in Rio de Janeiro state, and of these, seventeen have died.
March 9, 2015
Fewer Murders, More Robberies in Rio de Janeiro in January
Data released by the Institute for Public Safety (ISP) on Monday, February 23rd showed that while less murders were committed...
February 24, 2015