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

Rio de Janeiro's state government deployed hundreds of police officers early Monday to three of the city's sprawling, low-income neighborhoods, saying it aimed to clamp down on organized crime groups.

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 ...

Rio de Janeiro will drastically increase surveillance and lean on federal and state police forces ahead of next year’s Group of 20 nations summit, as it seeks to use the major global gathering to help ...

This latest operation must be under­stood in the context of Brazil’s general elections in October 2026. Castro, the governor, aspires to become a senator or perhaps even run for the presidency. And in ...

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Escritório do Crime was one of the largest and most powerful militia groups in Brazil’s second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro. In recent years, the group has gained notoriety for a series of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian authorities launched a mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro that sent a force of nearly 2,000 military and civil officers into 10 low income neighborhoods Monday seeking to ...