Clique aqui para Português This is Part 2 in a four-part series on the History of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police. Click for Parts 1, 3, and 4. Bandido favelado não se varre com vassoura se […]
For the original by Isabela Marinho in Portuguese in G1 click here. Rio de Janeiro State Public Security Secretary, José Mariano Beltrame, announced last Friday, January 24, that the next regions to receive the Pacifying Police […]
For the original in by Gustavo Goulart in Portuguese in O Globo click here. Militias dominate 454 of the 1,001 favelas located in the Rio de Janeiro municipality. This is one of the findings of research carried […]
As the world’s biggest sporting mega-events draw closer, Brazilian authorities will be expected to ensure borders, ports of entry, and territory are secure from threats and clandestine activity. However, security blunders during the Pope’s visit, […]
For original article in Carta Capital in Portuguese click here. A report released in 2012 by the U.N. Council on Human Rights asked Brazil to make more of an effort to combat the activities of “death […]