RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police shot dead at least 13 suspected drug traffickers on Friday during a shootout in a slum in Rio de Janeiro’s bohemian neighborhood of Santa Teresa.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Tuesday a financial package aimed at staving off a potential truckers’ strike.
Even if expanding the use of military operations to combat crime has shown little success in the past, the current Brazilian government has decided to carry on.
Even without significant investment in border security, weapons and narcotics seizures along Brazil’s borders have increased over the last year, giving rise to the possibility that this increase is being driven by underworld dynamics.
A ceasefire between Brazil’s drug gangs may be responsible for the recent drop in homicides
Authorities are claiming a decrease in homicides in the north of Brazil is the result of government policy, but there is evidence that the drop may be due to internal politics between drug factions. [Published in Rio Times]
Every four and a half hours, Rio's police kill. Authorities say it's working.
Rio elected its new governor, Wilson Witzel, on his promise to give police the tools and legal protection necessary to target and kill criminals. From his government's perspective, that tactic seems to be working. [Published in Rio Times]
Captain executed in Rio highlights risks faced by off duty police.
The two armed men entered the barbershop well Anderson Azevedo Galvao was in the middle of a haircut. According to witnesses, one of the criminals recognized Galvao as a member of Rio’s Military Police. Galvao asked them to stay calm. They shot him five times. [Published in Rio Times]