Brazil’s Armed Forces Pull Out of Rio de Janeiro Before Carnival
After a meeting with the Attorney General's Office of Military Justice, the Defense Ministry announced that the Armed Forces will...
February 22, 2017Topic
Security
Brazil Sends 9,000 Armed Forces to Rio Ahead of Carnival 2017
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Defense Minister of Brazil, Raul Jungmann, detailed the plans for...
February 15, 2017
Rio Avoids Major Police Strike but May Call in Federal Forces
The timing of a police strike action so close to Carnival, could prove detrimental to the state's ability to capitalize...
February 11, 2017
Rio Police Launch New Beach Security Effort Last Weekend
After a rash of robbery and crime in Rio's beach neighborhoods of Zona Sul (South Zone) including Copacabana and Ipanema,...
January 18, 2017
Lack of Police Presence on Rio’s Beaches Causes Concern
An increase in petty crime and robberies along the beaches, and a lack of police presence, is raising concerns among...
January 6, 2017
Brazil’s Prisons to Receive Rio 2016 Security Equipment
Over the next several weeks, Brazil’s prisons will begin receiving the new security equipment used during the recently completed Rio...
September 22, 2016
Paralympics Will Have Same Security System as Olympics
Despite the lower number of events and tourists attending the games, officials implement the same number of security agents to...
September 7, 2016
Operação Centro Presente Helps Security at Rio’s Olympic Boulevard
The Operação Centro Presente (Operation Centro Today) program is helping to strengthen the security at the Olympic Boulevard area and...
August 16, 2016
Robbery of U.S. Swimmers Shows Flaws in Brazil’s Olympic Security
The robbery of the four athletes was just the latest in a series of assaults reported by foreign tourists and...
August 15, 2016