Police Retake Favela in SP State: Daily
Police forces recaptured a favela area illegally set up on private land in the area known as Pinheirinho in São...
January 23, 2012Topic
Police
Rio Police Target Gas Pump Fraud: Daily
Civil Police officers have been inspecting fuel pumps at a number of gas stations in Rio as part of an...
January 14, 2012
Rio Police Strike Could Affect Carnival: Daily
Rio Military Police are set to discuss the possibility of strike action in the a coming days. Brazilian media says...
January 12, 2012
New Years with 10% More Police: Daily
The authorities announced that the police force for Ano Novo (New Year’s Eve) – known locally as Réveillon – will...
December 29, 2011
Santa Marta, Three Years of Pacification
Last week marked the three year anniversary of the pacification of Dona Marta, sometimes called Santa Marta, the first favela...
December 27, 2011
Living in Rocinha: Post Pacification
Rocinha and Vidigal are now occupied by pacification forces, and with new urban planning projects underway, big changes in the...
November 29, 2011
The Occupation of Rocinha and Vidigal
In a historic victory for peace in Rio de Janeiro, in the early hours of Sunday morning, police and military...
November 15, 2011
Accused Drug Dealers Caught Fleeing Rocinha Under Police Escort: Daily
Federal Police intercepted four vehicles which were reportedly being used by police officers to escort drug dealers out Rocinha ahead...
November 10, 2011
A Good Report
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week we published an article about a report by the ISP (Instituto de...
November 8, 2011