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.

RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, ...

A witness says residents brought down body after body - some mutilated - after the massive police raid which has left at ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Celebrating, rejoicing as a group, gathering en masse for anniversaries or commemorations are profoundly human activities.