Anti-Aircraft Weapons Seized in Rocinha: Daily
Police officers in the operation in Rio's notorious Rocinha favela seized anti-aircraft artillery rockets, stolen motorcycles and pirate DVDs.
November 4, 2011Topic
Police
New Police Performance Reviews in Rio: Daily
Colonel Erir Ribeiro da Costa Filho has revealed his new methodology for evaluating Polícia Militar, including a performance review every...
October 9, 2011
Rio Police in New Favela Operation: Daily
Two people were killed after officers from 27th Military Police Battalion launched a pacification operation in communities in Santa Cruz,...
September 26, 2011
Conflict in Rio’s Complexo Alemão Favela: Daily
After several days of unrest and heavy gunfire between drug gangs and police forces in the UPP in Complexo Alemão...
September 10, 2011
Militia Suspects Arrested in Operation Triad
A Draco (Department of Repression Against Organized Crime) operation culminated with fourteen police officials suspected of militia involvement arrested.
August 9, 2011
38 Arrested for Police Corruption in Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A large-scale operation named Operação Guilhotina (Operation Guillotine), conducted...
February 15, 2011Corruption
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week the headlines have been covered with Operação Guilhotina (Operation Guillotine), with 580...
February 15, 2011
Beheading Crime
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The news is hardly surprising. But that does not mean they...
February 15, 2011
The Curmudgeon on Push Coming to Shove
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One sad piece of last week’s news was that almost 400...
November 30, 2010