Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police patrol a street in Rio de Janeiro during a large-scale operation in the Alemao favelas and the Penha district in the north ...

Brazilian police hit the Rio gang hard in a raid that left 119 dead, and which human rights groups called a "disaster." ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court has reached a verdict on the most significant political killing of the decade, nearly eight years ...

At least 132 people died in a massive police operation against a crime syndicate in the Brazilian coastal metropolis of Rio de Janeiro, local authorities revealed on Wednesday. The latest figure from ...

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 ...

Developing the specialized skills to identify and more effectively combat crimes linked to sports is the focus of two training courses in Brazil this week, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Jointly ...

A month after the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro’s history, the Red Command, the organized crime group that was the target of the operation, continues to control the Alemão and Penha ...