Robert Muggah, an expert in organised crime in Brazil, explains the origins of the Commando Vermehlo, the gang targeted in a ...

Lieutenant Colonel Marcelo Corbage, told prosecutors that the force did not set up an ambush during the October 28 ...

At least 132 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, the regional public defender’s office said on Wednesday. Among the dead are four Brazilian police ...

After Brazil’s Supreme Court expanded federal oversight of police operations, a record raid left 64 dead and renewed calls for a constitutional amendment on public security.

About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left more than 100 people ...

The operation targeted the Comando Vermelho gang for drug trafficking. At least 121 people were killed in Brazil in the deadliest police operation targeting organized crime and drug trafficking in Rio ...

Brazilian police and soldiers launched a raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, sparking shootouts ...

Gang members in Rio de Janeiro bombed police with drones in retaliation for their deadliest raid on the city’s drug traffickers. In scenes akin to a war zone, residents of the city’s poorest northern ...

Arachnophobes beware: This body lotion reportedly attracts colossal eight-legged pests to your home. Sephora customers are warning beauty lovers not to purchase the skin-quenching Sol de Janeiro ...