São Paulo’s Crackland Reappears a Week After Police Action
Critics say Mayor João Doria's operation in Cracolândia was violent and did not resolve the problem.
May 29, 2017Topic
Police
Police in Rio Suspect German Tourist was Killed in Santa Cruz
According to the Barra da Tijuca battalion command, Christoph Josef was murdered by Luiz Fernando Pereira Garcia, in the neighborhood...
May 23, 2017
Leblon Has Most Pedestrian Robberies in Rio’s Zona Sul
Long regarded as the most affluent and safest neighborhood in Rio, the upmarket Leblon now has the unfortunate honor of...
May 19, 2017
Leblon Residents and Merchants Mobilize Neighborhood Security Initiative
With the frustration mounting over the latest rash of robberies and break-ins in the neighborhood's most well-known establishments, residents and...
May 16, 2017
Police Arrest Largest Synthetic Drug Dealer in Rio
A former military police officer was arrested on Thursday (April 13th) by the civil police suspected of being the largest...
April 14, 2017
Rio UPP Social Project Sends 50 to Jiu-Jitsu Championship
The UPP Generation project will send fifty young athletes to the championship in São Paulo, between April 23rd and 30th.
April 13, 2017
LAAD Defense and Security Conference Continues in Rio
The 2017 LAAD Defense & Security trade show, the most important security and defense fair in Latin America, started on...
April 5, 2017
NGO Files Human Rights Complaint Against Brazil with UN
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Justiça Global filed a complaint with the UN Rapporteurship on Summary and Arbitrary Executions on the...
April 4, 2017
Video of Police Executing Two Men Shocks Rio de Janeiro
The video of military police in Rio de Janeiro executing two young men was circulated by social media and quickly...
March 31, 2017