Brazil: Government sends National Force to Amazonas state
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Safety has authorized the National Public Safety Force to operate in the state
June 10, 2022Topic
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Indigenous Peoples Gather in Brazil for Annual Terra Livre Camp
Nearly four thousand indigenous from several ethnicities around Brazil are camping out in Brasilia until Friday to participate in Terra...
April 25, 2019
Brazil Orders Troops to Border to Quell Tension with Refugees
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, is holding a second...
August 20, 2018
Brazil Deploys 8,500 Armed Forces in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil announced yesterday (July 28th) that the implementation of the National Security Plan in Rio de Janeiro will employ 8,500...
July 29, 2017
Brazil to Send 800 More Federal Police to Rio de Janeiro
President Michel Temer authorized the sending of 800 police officers to reinforce security in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, July 20th.
July 21, 2017
Brazil Sends 9,000 Armed Forces to Rio Ahead of Carnival 2017
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Defense Minister of Brazil, Raul Jungmann, detailed the plans for...
February 15, 2017
Authorities Try to Contain Prison Riot in Northeastern Brazil
Measures include extra federal agents, external fence with alarm system and restoration of outside walls with concrete instead of sand.
January 24, 2017
Brazil’s Armed Forces to Help Secure Prisons Amidst Riots
The armed forces, previously restricted to areas outside prison walls are now allowed to enter, search and inspect visitors and...
January 18, 2017
Brazil’s Courts Allow Protests During Olympic Games
A Brazilian federal court judge that any suppression of political manifestations by security forces is unconstitutional and will be fined.
August 9, 2016