A landmark case challenging police violence in low-income communities — known as the “ADPF of the Favelas” — resumes Thursday ...

In a statement, Rio de Janeiro police criticized an ongoing case in Brazil’s Supreme Court, in which justices have issued rulings restricting police raids in these communities. The measures were ...

Brazil’s federal police have raided the homes in Rio de Janeiro of suspects behind the smuggling of 2,000 assault rifles from Miami for a criminal organization in the city SAO PAULO -- SAO PAULO ...

The former far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, will face trial for allegedly attempting to overturn his 2022 ...

SAO PAULO — A civil police officer co-piloting a helicopter was shot in the head on Thursday while authorities conducted an operation in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said. The officer was working ...

Brazil’s federal police have raided the homes in Rio de Janeiro of suspects behind the smuggling of 2,000 assault rifles from Miami for a criminal organization in the city.

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s federal police on Thursday raided the homes of suspected smugglers who brought in 2,000 assault rifles from Miami to supply a criminal organization in Rio de Janeiro ...