Police Helicopters in Beach Arrests: Daily
Police officers landed two armored Polícia Civil helicopters on Copacabana Beach to help a group of tourists who were being...
June 7, 2012Topic
Security
Rio+20 Security and Transportation Plans
For Brazil, the Rio+20 Earth Summit is not only about global sustainability progress but also to see how Rio will...
June 5, 2012
Rio Passes Rio+20 Security Test: Daily
Rio de Janeiro has passed a test conducted on the security to be provided for foreign officials by the Federal...
May 31, 2012
New UPP Installed for Adeus and Baiana
The 22nd Police Pacification Unit (UPP) has been inaugurated for the favela communities of Adeus and Baiana, which neighbor Complexo...
May 15, 2012
Course for Tourist Policing Ahead of Rio+20
As Rio attempts to increase security ahead of the Rio+20, tourist police (BPTur) and the Federal University of Fluminense (UFF)...
May 8, 2012
Rio Residents Feel Safer with UPPs: Daily
Nearly three quarters of people living in Rio now feel safer than three years ago after UPPs began to be...
April 27, 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
Brazil Police Plan Strikes Nationally
The strikes by police and firefighters that has affected Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, has now reached the capital Brasília.
February 21, 2012
Calm First Day of Police Strike in Rio: Daily
The first day of the police and firefighters’ strike in Rio passed in relative peace, with businesses and shops were...
February 11, 2012