At least 13 people died Thursday after a law enforcement raid in a Brazilian favela ... after the joint deployment of police and military forces in the Favelas de Salgueiro Complex, in the ...

Eight people were killed Friday after a Rio de Janeiro police raid at ... the area. Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (TSF) had demanded measures to bring down police lethality in favelas and gave ...

One victim was visiting Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. Another hopped into an Uber for a night out in ...

(JTA) — Federal police in Brazil raided the church whose pastor had prayed with congregants for another Holocaust. Friday’s raid in Rio de Janeiro was part of an operation titled “Shalom ...

Cisco offices in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janiero were temporarily closed by Brazilian authorities as part of a wider raid Tuesday ... people arrested by Brazilian police for alleged tax fraud ...

SAO PAULO (AP ... Federal Police, the suspects may face charges of illegally mining and trading gold, money laundering and involvement in a criminal organization. During the raid, officials ...

Religion serves as a powerful organizing force for crime gangs in Brazil and much of Latin America, offering a mixture of ...

Armed marine officers descended on the streets of Niteroi on Friday morning About 2,500 police officers and military personnel have raided a suburb of ... in the city's favelas.

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police killed six suspects Friday during an operation to dismantle a gang accused of planning large-scale bank robberies, authorities said. Police in the southern ...

This has led to the growth of shanty towns, which are called favelas in Brazil. Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil. It is located in the southern zone of the city. It is built on a steep ...

Brazil’s favelas are infamously densely neighborhoods, often featuring small, ramshackle apartments and shops. They’re overpopulated, unsanitary and hotbeds of crime usually avoided by police ...