Brazil: Rio de Janeiro police operations close 27 schools as classes resume
2022 school year, some 27 municipal and state schools remained closed in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, due...
February 8, 2022Topic
Police Operations
Opinion: “Law enforcement” in Rio’s favelas is largely non-existent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Many people (including this writer) are shocked (but not surprised) by the Rio de...
May 10, 2021
Group in Rio to Reduce Human Rights Violations Committed by Police
An interagency work group for the defense of citizens in Rio de Janeiro state was created last week to follow...
April 30, 2019
Brazil Sends 300 National Force Troops to Help Security in Rio
On Monday, May 15th, the reinforcement of three hundred police officers of the National Force, which arrived in Rio two...
May 12, 2017
Anti-Aircraft Weapons Seized in Rocinha: Daily
Police officers in the operation in Rio's notorious Rocinha favela seized anti-aircraft artillery rockets, stolen motorcycles and pirate DVDs.
November 4, 2011