Rio de Janeiro's state government deployed hundreds of police officers early Monday to three of the city's sprawling, low-income neighborhoods, saying it aimed to clamp down on organized crime groups.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will discuss cooperation on the fight against organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump, Brazil’s finance ...

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Rio de Janeiro will drastically increase surveillance and lean on federal and state police forces ahead of next year’s Group of 20 nations summit, as it seeks to use the major global gathering to help ...

On March 14, 2018, Rio de Janeiro councillor Marielle Franco was murdered – shot multiple times in a crime that remains unsolved. Franco's death caused commotion throughout Brazil, and even ...

Armed police sweep through a favela in Rio. There is no single factor to blame for Rio de Janeiro’s seemingly endless security crisis. But among constant battles between gangs and security forces, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s state law enforcement agencies launched a mega-operation with a force that includes nearly 2000 military and civil officers across ten low-income neighborhoods ...