Rio Favela Communities Gain App to Report Police Abuse
The new application to report police misconduct and abuse, Nós por Nós, has already had 500 downloads and forty incidents...
April 11, 2016Topic
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Rio Airport Immigration Blocked 433 Foreigners in 2015
In 2015 the Brazilian federal police immigration at Rio's Tom Jobim/Galeão international airport blocked 433 international visitors from entering.
March 7, 2016
Security Program Expands for 2016 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
In Rio, Operaçao Segurança Presente will have more than 400 agents patrolling Flamengo, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and Meier during...
February 5, 2016
Rio Institutes R$510 Fine for Urinating in Public During Carnival
During Carnival, authorities in Rio will fine anyone caught urinating in public R$510, up from the R$170 fine issued last...
January 16, 2016
Rio’s Santa Marta Favela Celebrates Seven Years of the UPP
The Santa Marta favela community, also known as Dona Marta, sits above Botafogo in Zona Sul (South Zone) of Rio,...
December 22, 2015
Police in Brazil Search Eduardo Cunha’s Houses and Office
Federal Police executed 53 search warrants including to the homes of the Chamber's President, two Cabinet members, a senator and...
December 15, 2015
Survey Shows Increase in Violent Deaths in Brazil in 2014
The survey shows that second largest number of violent deaths occurred during police actions, with police killing eight persons per...
October 9, 2015
Police in Rio Start Summer Security Operation at Beaches
Operação Verão started a week early after massive looting was reported last weekend at some of Rio's most famous beaches.
September 27, 2015
Rio Reacts as Ongoing Beach Robberies Spill Over in Zona Sul
For those who live in Rio, the mass robberies that sweep the beaches known locally as “arrastões” (big drags) have...
September 22, 2015