For the original by Debora Pio and Isabele Aguiar in Portuguese for Viva Favela click here. On its 50th anniversary, Vila Kennedy received the 38th Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) from the State. Under the intense […]
Clique aqui para Português An initially peaceful protest held in Complexo de Alemão on the evening of Tuesday March 11, ended when police fired tear gas and gunshots. This escalated into an intense Military Police […]
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 Mariana Albanese in Portuguese published on the Carta Capital blog Negro Belchoir click here. The actions and the images are shocking, and yet they are celebrated on the BOPE Facebook page. […]
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 […]