Rio Police Operations to Secure Cristo
Weeks before the FIFA Confederations Cup and World Youth Day, Rio pacifies favelas to improve security for tourists visiting Christ...
April 30, 2013Topic
Security
Two Shot Dead at Castelão Stadium: Daily
Two football fans were shot dead close to the Arena Castelão in Fortaleza on Sunday, one of the cities scheduled...
April 16, 2013
Carandiru Trial Highlights Prison Crowding
Twenty years after the São Paulo Carandiru Massacre, which killed 111 prisoners, prison overcrowding remains a serious human rights issue...
April 9, 2013
Tourists Robbed in Tijuca Forest: Daily
Ten German tourists were robbed at gunpoint on a guided tour in Tijuca National Forest on Thursday morning, their van...
April 6, 2013
UPP Officers Face Attacks in Rio Favelas
An attack on two UPP (Police Pacification Unit) officers in the Morro São João favela of Engenho Novo is the...
April 2, 2013
Streets of Lapa Reopened for Traffic
The Rio city government has announced that the streets in Lapa will no longer block off traffic on weekend nights...
March 19, 2013
Rio Prepares Police for Mega Events: Daily
Rio's military, civil police and the municipal guards have been training this week, learning crowd control techniques for the World...
March 16, 2013
Deadly Fire May Bring Regulation Change
A nightclub fire that claimed the lives of 234 people in Santa Maria has sparked an urgent investigation into whether...
January 29, 2013
Favelas with UPP See Illegal Electric Drop
New research by the Light electric company shows a reduction of “gatos” – illegal ‘high-jacking” of power – from 70...
January 22, 2013