Families of the dead decried what they described as executions by police, while the state government hailed a successful ...

The raid targeted the notorious Red Command in the favelas of Complexo de Alemao and Penha. Human rights organizations have ...

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Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

Evangelicals —including Pentecostals and those in other Protestant traditions—now make up 26.9 percent of Brazilians over the ...

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A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead is drawing protests for excessive force and calls for the Rio de Janeiro’ ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Brazil’s Supreme Court has approved the creation of Tanaru National Park in the western Amazon state of Rondônia, protecting the land where the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's lower house has approved exempting up to 5,000 reais ($940) a month from income taxes, which would more than double the current exemption and meet a key priority of ...