Natal State Prison Riot in Brazil Leaves at Least 10 Dead
Police storm prison in Natal Sunday morning after a 13-hour standoff which has left at least ten dead and dozens...
January 15, 2017Topic
Violence
Human Rights Watch Criticizes Brazil for Prison Violence
Overcrowding in Brazilian prisons and the high number of and extrajudicial killings by police forces contribute to a cycle of...
January 13, 2017
Rio State Announces New Police Unit to Fight Arms Trafficking
According to official data between January 2016 and the first week of 2017 the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) seized 256...
January 10, 2017
Editorial: Rio de Janeiro and Its Image Issues
Editorial, by Stone Korshak RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It has long been said that "Brazil is a country of...
December 29, 2016
Amidst Violent Protests, Economists in Brazil Applaud Spending Cuts
While protesters took to the streets in 17 cities, economists called it ‘the most relevant’ economic measure adopted by the...
December 14, 2016Military Police and Protesters Clash in Rio’s Centro
Rio’s Centro resembled a combat zone yesterday as tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, fire bombs, stones and other debris...
December 7, 2016
Rio Sees Disturbing Rise in Murders and Robberies
In 2016 so far, there have been one thousand additional murders and a shocking thirty thousand more robberies compared to...
December 1, 2016
Rio’s Santa Marta UPP Targeted With Violence
According to UPP Santa Marta officials, a UPP shootout that left one man wounded, resulted in the bombing of a...
November 23, 2016
Tensions High in Rio’s City of God Favela Community
On Saturday a police helicopter crashed into community and on Sunday seven bodies were discovered by residents.
November 21, 2016