Did Disputes Over 'Open Marriage' and Child Custody Lead to the Murder of a Wealthy Art Dealer?
Federal prosecutors allege the estranged husband of a millionaire art dealer conspired to have him killed in Brazil over a ...
Human Rights Watch5mon
Human Rights Abuse and Criminality in Rio de Janeiro
to sweep away Rio de Janeiro’s criminal gangs. Operation Rio forces engaged in dozens of occupations—many lasting several days—of the favelas in the city of Rio as well as outlying areas ...
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Rio to tackle criminal organizations' cash flow
Federal government and Rio de Janeiro State authorities agreed last week to create a joint working group to target the cash flow of criminal rings operating in the area, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Former Bariloche official shot in Rio dies
A 51-year-old Argentine traveler who was mugged and shot in the head in a Rio de Janeiro favela on Dec ... controlled by the Comando Vermelho criminal group, at which time he was shot in the ...
InSight Crime6d
Crime and Religion in Brazil: The Expansion of Rio’s Pure Third Command
Religion serves as a powerful organizing force for crime gangs in Brazil and much of Latin America, offering a mixture of ...
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Uncover the Secret Side of Rio de Janeiro
It was at the foot of the Sugarloaf that Portuguese explorers founded the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. And, just as Rio in its early days was subject to attack by (mostly French) pirates and ...