Illegal market accounts for 25% of pesticide supply in Brazil
A quarter of pesticides used in Brazil comes from the illegal market as a result of smuggling, theft, falsification or...
August 12, 2021Topic
Theft
Rio’s Carnival with Extra Security and Facial Recognition Cameras
The city of Rio de Janeiro announced on Wednesday its Carnival operation schedule for the five-day Carnival holiday. In addition...
February 28, 2019
Tourists Robbed at Gunpoint on Rio’s Corcovado Trail
Three men robbed approximately forty tourists hiking the trail that connects Parque Lage and the Corcovado mountain in Zona Sul...
January 4, 2019
Crime Surges to Near 30-Year Highs in Rio de Janeiro
New data from Rio de Janeiro's Instituto de Segurança Publica – ISP (Public Security Institute) showed that crime across the...
April 5, 2018
Rio’s Latest Crime Statistics Show 37 Percent Increase in Auto Theft
Latest statistics show sharp increases in Rio de Janeiro motor vehicle and cell phone thefts, but show decreases in street...
November 27, 2017
Increase in Thefts Lead Brazilians to Insure Cellphones
FenSeg reports a 60 percent theft hike in insured cellphones alone as Brazilians increasingly opt to insure their smartphone.
April 28, 2017
Brazil Has 6th Highest Cargo Transport Risk Rate in World
Brazil jumped from 10th to 6th place in threat of cargo robberies in March, being only safer than war-torn countries...
March 14, 2017
Rio Security Forces Launch 2017 Summer Policing Operations
To enforce security in Rio, Operação Praia (Beach Operation) has approximately 850 police officers from different units in action.
December 21, 2016
Rio Reacts as Ongoing Beach Robberies Spill Over in Zona Sul
For those who live in Rio, the mass robberies that sweep the beaches known locally as “arrastões” (big drags) have...
September 22, 2015