Brazil Sends 300 National Force Troops to Help Security in Rio
On Monday, May 15th, the reinforcement of three hundred police officers of the National Force, which arrived in Rio two...
May 12, 2017Topic
Security
Over 50 Million Brazilians Lost Family or Friend to Violence
The study showing 35 percent of the population has had friends or family killed in a violent manner, is being...
May 8, 2017
Brazil Improves to 27th Ranking in 2017 Global Tourism Report
A report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows that in a list of 136 countries, Brazil appears first in...
April 18, 2017
Rio’s Complexo do Alemão Favela has 28 Shootings in 30 Days
According to a new mobile app call “Fogo Cruzado” (Crossfire), 28 shootings were recorded in the region in thirty days...
February 27, 2017
Rio de Janeiro Provides 3,000 Less Police for 2017 Carnival
The security program for this year's Carnival will have 3,000 fewer military police officers, according to the Rio de Janeiro...
February 25, 2017
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, 2017
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