Tourists Robbed in Tijuca Forest: Daily
Ten German tourists were robbed at gunpoint on a guided tour in Tijuca National Forest on Thursday morning, their van...
April 6, 2013Topic
Police
UPP Officers Face Attacks in Rio Favelas
An attack on two UPP (Police Pacification Unit) officers in the Morro São João favela of Engenho Novo is the...
April 2, 2013
Streets of Lapa Reopened for Traffic
The Rio city government has announced that the streets in Lapa will no longer block off traffic on weekend nights...
March 19, 2013
Rio Prepares Police for Mega Events: Daily
Rio's military, civil police and the municipal guards have been training this week, learning crowd control techniques for the World...
March 16, 2013
Carnival Starts with More Police: Daily
The number of police on duty during the Carnival has been stepped up this year to 14,454 in order to...
February 8, 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
Arrests Follow Tragic Nightclub Fire: Daily
Arrests have been ordered on four people after a major fire at a nightclub in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do...
January 28, 2013
Favelas with UPP See Illegal Electric Drop
New research by the Light electric company shows a reduction of “gatos” – illegal ‘high-jacking” of power – from 70...
January 22, 2013
Standoff at Old Indian Museum in Rio
Police units confronted a squatter community of indigenous Brazilians in the conflict over what was the Museu do Índio (Indian...
January 15, 2013