Niterói Protest for Increased Security: Daily
Residents of Niterói’s São Francisco neighborhood took to the streets yesterday to protest what they see as insufficient security forces...
March 12, 2012Topic
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Theft at Gunpoint on Pedra da Gávea: Daily
Thirty people were robbed at gunpoint in separate groups while on a mountain hike at Pedra da Gávea in Rio...
February 27, 2012
Brazil Police Plan Strikes Nationally
The strikes by police and firefighters that has affected Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, has now reached the capital Brasília.
February 21, 2012
Civil Police in Rio Suspend Strike: Daily
Rio's civil police and Bahia's military police decided to suspend strike action. Firefighters and MPs in Rio are still on...
February 12, 2012
Police Strike in Rio Begins Today: Daily
Military police, civil police and firefighters in Rio de Janeiro have declared a strike as of midnight last night, a...
February 10, 2012
Rio Reassures Public as Police Plan Strike
Rio de Janeiro’s State Governor, Sergio Cabral, has been seeking to reassure citizens that the same thing will not occur...
February 7, 2012
US Issues Salvador Travel Advice: Daily
The U.S. Embassy in Brazil has issued travel advice urging its citizen to postpone any non-essential travel to Salvador, Bahia,...
February 7, 2012
Rio Police Confirm Strike Plans: Daily
As the Polícia Militar strike continues in the Salvador, the union representing the Polícia Civil in Rio gave notice of...
February 6, 2012
Police Threaten Strike Before Carnival
Rio’s police and firefighters are threatening to go on strike during the Carnival if demands over increased wages and better...
January 31, 2012