Tag: police
Killing and Torture by Police Still Widespread in Brazil
In its latest periodic review of Brazil, international organization Human Rights Watch, whose mission ...
Four Policemen Arrested in Case of Murdered Brazilian Journalist
It was announced that four members of Brazil's military police were arrested on March ...
Cops and Robbers Brazilian Style
São Paulo, Brazil, recently marked an event which will give readers abroad an idea ...
30,000 Policemen in Megaoperation Across Brazil Nab Over 2,000 Crooks
In Brazil's largest police operation ever against crime more than 2,000 criminals have been ...
When I See What’s Going on in Brazil I Feel Like Picking Up a Gun
They come every trash day. A black man in his twenties and his son, ...
Brazil’s Gang Violence Topples Director of Prisons and Opens Probe on Revenge Killings
Brazil’s São Paulo state top prison official Nagashi Furukawa resigned Friday two weeks after ...
Torture, death squad, 9,000 Killed in 5 years: a Portrayal of Brazil’s Police
One of the main criticisms of Brazil appearing in the Amnesty International Report 2006 ...
Brazilian Police Get US$ 10 Million from the US
The government of the United States intends to contribute around US$ 9.863 million (R$ ...
What Did Brazil Learn from the Carandiru Massacre? Nothing, It Seems.
On July 17, 2005, dust clouds engulfed the former site of São Paulo’s House ...
Amnesty Launches International Campaign Against Brazil’s Police Violence
Postcards with photographs of the armored cars popularly referred to as caveirões (big skulls), ...