Rio Governor Pezão Welcomes National Security Plan Action
One day after the federal government announced a public safety plan and the creation of a social action task force...
June 7, 2017Topic
Security
Police Intercept R$4 Million in Assault Riffles at Rio Airport
The Civil Police arrested four people involved in the import of high military power weapons on June 1st at the...
June 2, 2017
Leblon Has Most Pedestrian Robberies in Rio’s Zona Sul
Long regarded as the most affluent and safest neighborhood in Rio, the upmarket Leblon now has the unfortunate honor of...
May 19, 2017
Leblon Residents and Merchants Mobilize Neighborhood Security Initiative
With the frustration mounting over the latest rash of robberies and break-ins in the neighborhood's most well-known establishments, residents and...
May 16, 2017
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, 2017
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