New Measures Address Police Corruption
Government and police officials are developing new anti-corruption measures, spurred in part by recent events in Rocinha, the largest favela...
April 10, 2012Topic
Rocinha
Police Corporal Killed in Rocinha: Daily
Wednesday morning, Corporal Rodrigo Alves Cavalcante, a Military Police officer with the Batalhão de Choque (Shock Batalion), was shot and...
April 5, 2012
Gang Conflicts Suspected in Rocinha
A series of recent murders in Rocinha have lead police to speculate that the community is suffering from drug gang...
April 3, 2012
Eighth Murder in 50 Days in Rocinha: Daily
After a massive pacification effort of the area in November, the last fifty days has seen eight reported murders in...
April 2, 2012
Police Recruits to Train in Rocinha: Daily
Rocinha is to be used as an initiation patrol ground for recent military police graduate officers as a temporary security...
April 1, 2012
Community Leader Killed in Rocinha: Daily
Vanderlan Barros de Oliveira, known as 'Feijao', president of the association of residents in Rocinha, was murdered on Monday, March...
March 28, 2012
Increased Police Presence in Rocinha: Daily
Policing has increased in the Rocinha favela of Rio following the discovery of three male bodies in the early hours...
March 20, 2012
Leblon and Gávea After Rocinha Pacification
Rocinha and Vidigal's pacification has not caused the same dramatic impact on the Leblon and Gavéa real estate market as...
March 6, 2012
UPP Commander Arrested in Rio
Federal Police arrested eleven people last Thursday February 16, including an ex-commander of the UPP, accused of involvement in drug...
February 21, 2012