Opinion: Rio’s Beleaguered Military Police
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week’s first (figurative) news bomb was the fatal shooting of...
November 3, 2017Topic
Policia Militar
Rio’s Military Police Invest in Social Media as Security Tool
Online on Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, among other platforms, the Military Police aims to improve the dialogue with Rio's residents and...
October 17, 2017
Rio Military Police Accused of Revenge Executions: Daily
Rio's military police (PM) was placed under investigation on Wednesday by the civil police for the suspected execution-style killing of...
February 6, 2014
Violence Mars Christmas Celebrations in Rocinha: Daily
Christmas morning in the pacified favela of Rochina was marred by confrontations between police and suspected drug traffickers which resulted...
December 26, 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
Illegal Election Propaganda Seized in Rio
Roughly 30,000 additional Polícia Militar were deployed across Rio state prior to the elections on Sunday, in addition to around...
October 9, 2012
UPPs Reduce Violent Deaths by 78 Percent
A study found that the UPPs have reduced the rates of violent deaths, such as homicides and deaths in encounters...
September 25, 2012
Another Policeman Killed in Rocinha
On the night of Thursday, September 13th, military policeman Diego Bruno Barbosa Henriques was shot and killed in Rocinha while...
September 18, 2012
Captain Reinstated in Providência UPP
The head of the UPP in Morro da Providência, Captain Glauco Schorcht, was reinstated by the Polícia Militar after being...
September 4, 2012