President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law that increases penalties and expands enforcement tools intended to ...
A state police operation targeting a major drug gang in Brazil has resulted in the deaths of 132 people in low-income ...
Not informed about the operation in advance and “appalled” by the death toll, according to Brazil’s justice minister, Lula ...
A joint police-military raid Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil targeting one of the country’s most notorious crime syndicates ...
Several civil society groups and public security experts criticized the heavy casualties of the military-style raid.
Authorities have confirmed 10 deaths and are investigating seven more. Their theory is criminals have added substances to ...