Angra dos Reis in Rio State Declares Public Security Emergency
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of Angra dos Reis, Fernando Jordão, declared a...
August 22, 2018Topic
Security
Rio de Janeiro Sees Thefts Decline, but Homicides Increase
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data released yesterday (August 14th) by the Institute of Public...
August 15, 2018
Military Operation Deploys 4,000 Armed Forces in Rio Today
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Approximately 4,000 soldiers from the Armed Forces and the Civil...
July 11, 2018
Brazil Creates Single System of Public Security to Fight Crime
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President Temer sanctioned on Monday (June 11th) the creation...
June 12, 2018Rio’s ‘Presente’ Security Operation Announces Over 12,000 Arrests
Earlier this week the state government of Rio announced that its ongoing ‘Operação Segurança Presente’ (Operation Security Today) program is...
April 24, 2018
Rio’s Allocation in Security Investment Drops to Near Zero
In 2017, Rio de Janeiro spent R$9.9 billion on public security, with 83 percent of that amount devoted to personnel...
March 13, 2018
Opinion: Occupy Rio! Part II
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Like most Carioca residents, the Curmudgeon is unsure about exactly what...
March 8, 2018
Brazil Senate Approves Federal Control of Rio Security
Following approval in the Chamber, the decree passed with 55 votes and puts Brazil's Military in charge of Rio's security...
February 21, 2018
Brazilian Chamber Approves Military Intervention in Rio
Legislative decree that puts Brazil's Military in charge of Rio's security passed with 340 votes against 72. Senate votes this...
February 20, 2018