Paraguay Deports Brazilian Crime Boss After Unsuccessful Break-out
Paraguay is deporting an influential Brazilian drug dealer back to his home country after suspected members of the crime syndicate...
January 12, 2021Topic
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Opinion: Rio’s Evil Export
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The year 2016 ended in a flurry of mostly natural deaths...
January 6, 2017
Murder Rate Up Nearly 8 Percent in Brazil
A study released last week has shown that the number of homicides in Brazil have risen steadily between 2011 and...
November 12, 2013
SP Governor Fights Prison Crime Cell
São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin is creating a task force dedicated to investigating the Primeiro Comando da Capital, the country's...
October 15, 2013
Carandiru Trial Highlights Prison Crowding
Twenty years after the São Paulo Carandiru Massacre, which killed 111 prisoners, prison overcrowding remains a serious human rights issue...
April 9, 2013
Wave of Violence Sweeps Santa Catarina
Seven violent attacks were reported in the state of Santa Catarina on Monday night, as a wave of violence reached...
February 5, 2013
SP Police Banned From First Aid: Daily
São Paulo police are no longer allowed to give first aid to victims who have been hurt in violent crimes...
January 10, 2013
Police in Spotlight After São Paulo Violence
At least fourteen São Paulo police officers have been detained since Saturday on suspicion of executing civilians.
December 11, 2012
Prison System in Brazil Criticized: Daily
The Minister of Justice and the Justices of the Federal Supreme Court roundly criticized the Brazilian prison system during Wednesday’s...
November 15, 2012