Tag: violence
Corruption Number One Concern for Brazilians. 70% Trust Armed Forces
A new poll in Brazil by the National Transportation Confederation (CNT) and the Sensus ...
Wave of Violence in Haiti Is Just Rumor, Says Brazil’s Defense Ministry
The security in Haiti is under control, says the Brazilian ministry of Defense in ...
Rio Hires New York’s Ex-Mayor to Make City Safer for Olympics
Former-mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, said Thursday, December 3, in Brazil, that the ...
Israeli Drone to Police Rio’s Favelas in Cleaning Up Effort Before Olympics
Starting next month an unmanned "spy" aircraft will overfly the favelas (shantytowns) of Rio ...
Brazil Police Use Press Coverage as Green Light to Kill and Invade Houses in Rio
A dispute over drug trafficking territory in Rio de Janeiro has intensified lately, leaving ...
3.5 Dead for 1 Injured: Bonus for Cops in Brazil Doubles Number of Killed Suspects
The growing number of police killings of suspected criminals in Rio de Janeiro's war ...
Ex-Treasury Secretary in Brazil Punches and Kicks Journalist after Incriminating Report
The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism has informed that on October 21, 2009, Brazilian ...
Brazil’s Supreme Justice Wants Army in Rio to Clean Favelas for Olympics
Former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso's party, the PSDB (Party of the Brazilian Social Democracy), ...
After 21 Deaths, 4,000 Policemen Take Over Rio’s Streets
Four thousand military policemen have taken to the streets of Rio and Greater Rio ...
Balance of Rio’s One-Day Drug War: One Arrested, 12 Killed
Rio de Janeiro has said no to an offer by the Brazilian federal government ...
