President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law that increases penalties and expands enforcement tools intended to combat organized crime in Brazil.

Prince William has received shocking update from Brazil days before his visit to Rio de Janeiro, where he will present awards ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A Rio de Janeiro court approved on Thursday Brazilian waste management company Ambipar's request for bankruptcy protection, the decision showed. Ambipar had filed for bankruptcy ...

The use of large-scale force can be understood as a performative attempt to reassert territorial dominance. This aligns with what some scholars describe as the “punitive turn” in Latin America.

Rio de Janeiro police on Tuesday carried out their deadliest-ever raid against a major criminal faction, Comando Vermelho, or ...

Police carried out an apparent drug bust in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, during which at least 119 people were ...

The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people ...

A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, authorities said on ...

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At least 132 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, the regional public ...

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