Court Finds 12 Police Officers in Rio Guilty of Robbery and Extortion
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Four years after a group of Rio police officers were...
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Security Increases for Elections in Rio de Janeiro
Military Police reinforce security during elections in sixteen Brazilian states, including Rio de Janeiro.
October 5, 2014
Major Militia Operation Sees 17 Members Arrested
On August 7th, military police dismantled a major militia, arresting members who allegedly threatened and extorted "Minha Casa, Minha Vida"...
August 12, 2014
Rio Police Crush Protest During World Cup Final
After days with major incident, military police were busy in Rio de Janeiro on July 13th, as protests turned violent...
July 15, 2014
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 After Girl Dies in Favela Operation
An eleven-year-old girl was killed last week in a police operation targeting drug traffickers in the Quitanda favela in Zona...
July 31, 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
Police Corporal Killed in Rocinha: Daily
Wednesday morning, Corporal Rodrigo Alves Cavalcante, a Military Police officer with the Batalhão de Choque (Shock Batalion), was shot and...
April 5, 2012