Rio extinguishes agency that investigates misconduct and violence of State Police officers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Maicon was two years old when military police killed him. It was April 15, 1996,...
April 18, 2021Topic
police violence
Analysis: Child Murders in Rio de Janeiro Expose Sluggish Justice in Police Violence Cases
Twelve children were shot dead in 2020 in Rio de Janeiro State alone. This figure was reached last Friday, December...
December 10, 2020
Brazil Registers 142,000 Complaints About Violence in 2017
"Disque 100" (Dial 100) data reveals soaring numbers in reported violence against children, elderly persons, and persons with disabilities.
May 4, 2018
Rio’s Police Continue with Armed Forces Support, Despite Criticism
A recent survey revealed that between 2010-2015 twenty officers alone were responsible for at least ten percent of all violent...
November 30, 2017
Human Rights Group Prepares Report on Police Violence in Rio
The human rights group, Dhesca Brasil Platform, has started a four-day mission to investigate police violence in the favelas of...
September 9, 2017Military Police and Protesters Clash in Rio’s Centro
Rio’s Centro resembled a combat zone yesterday as tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, fire bombs, stones and other debris...
December 7, 2016
Police Officers Arrested in Rio de Janeiro for Killing Youths
The officers are accused of killing five youths by firing more than 100 bullets into the car they were in...
December 2, 2015
Black Bloc Grows as Rio Protests Continue
The nationwide protests of June and July may have abated, but in their wake have come a series of cause-driven...
October 15, 2013
Allegations of Police Brutality in Rocinha
Public testimonies and official complaints have exposed the endemic nature of police brutality in Rocinha, Brazil's largest favela.
September 24, 2013