Federal District, Brazil: Largest Cocaine Trafficker in Area Arrested by Police
Globo reported on August 2, 2013 that the civil police arrested the largest cocaine trafficker in Cruzeiro, in the Federal District. The suspect goes by the name “Troa”. During the arrest, the police...
View ArticleSão Paulo, Brazil: 28 suspects detained for supplying drugs within the state
Globo reported on August 2, 2013 that police arrested twenty-eight suspects for drug trafficking in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo. The gang members are accused of supplying drugs in 1500 areas...
View ArticleSão Paulo, Brazil: 25 policemen sentenced 624 years for murder in Carandiru...
surgiu.com.br reported on August 3, 2013 that a jury in São Paulo convicted 25 military police men to 634 years in prison for killing 52 prisoners during the Carandiru Massacre on October 2, 1992. In...
View ArticleRio de Janeiro, Brazil: 9 Favelas Raided by Police to Combat Drug Trafficking
tribunahoje.com reported on August 2, 2013 that a police operation in nine favelas in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro forced schools and businesses to close, as the operation was an attempt to combat...
View ArticleMato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: Police Officers Detained for Extortion and...
circuitomt.com.br reported on August 4, 2013 that the civil police arrested six police officers in Cuiaba, accused of involvement in drug trafficking as well as protecting traffickers. Among those...
View ArticleFederal District, Brazil: Sergeant of Fire Department detained for drug...
Globo reported on August 5, 2013 that Silvio José Ribeiro Dias, sergeant of the fire department in the Federal District, was detained after police found him with three kilos of pure cocaine known as...
View ArticleRio de Janeiro, Brazil: Police Operation Searches Rochina Favela for Missing Man
Globo reported on August 7, 2013 that about 40 officers from the Homicide Division as well as firefighters searched the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro in attempt to locate Amarildo de Souza who went...
View ArticleEspirito Santo, Brazil: Lawyer Detained for Drug Trafficking Activity with...
Globo reported on August 6, 2013 that a female lawyer was detained on suspicion for selling drugs and weapons to prisoners at the Maximum Security Penitentiary II of Viana in Espirito Santo. In...
View ArticleAmapá, Brazil: National Event Addresses Crime and Border Security Concerns
Globo reported on August 7, 2013 that the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security of Amapá will host a national event between August 13 and August 15 in Oiapoque to present...
View ArticleMato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: Teenager Detained for Human Trafficking Activity
Globo reported on August 7, 2013 that a 19-year old female was arrested in Mato Grosso do Sul for human trafficking and prostitution activity. Police report that the house of the female functioned as a...
View ArticleParaná, Brazil: 18 Suspects Detained for Diverting Public Funds
Globo reported on August 8, 2013 that the Federal Police arrested 18 suspects in Operation “Synapse” designed to combat a gang accused of diverting funds used for educational purposes in Paraná. The...
View ArticleGoias, Brazil: Three Women Arrested for Sexual Exploitation Activity
On August 8, 2013, Globo reported the civil police arrested three women on suspicion of running a prostitution site. The owner and two managers were detained after an operation in Caldas Nova, Goias...
View ArticleBahia, Brazil: Police Operation Arrests 8 Suspects Part of Drug Trafficking Gang
On August 9, 2013, Globo reported that partnerships between the civil, military and federal police as well the Public Ministry of the State, arrested eight members of a gang suspected to be under the...
View ArticleMato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: Police Discover 443 kilograms of Cocaine...
Globo reported on August 9, 2013 that the Federal Police and the Special Border Security force confiscated 443 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride in Vila Bela Holy Trinity, Mato Grosso do Sul. An...
View ArticleRio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Passenger Uses Windsurf Board to Transport Cocaine
Terra reported on August 10, 2013 that the Federal Police seized 14.7 kilograms of cocaine hidden within a windsurfing board at the Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre. Police as well...
View ArticleBrazil: Engineer for Petrobras Reveals Corruption Scheme in Company
Globo reported on August 10, 2013 that Época magazine received information from João Henrique Augusto Rezende, a Petrobras engineer and former director of BR Distribuidora about a corruption scheme in...
View ArticleParaíba, Brazil: Police Arrest 5 Suspects and Seize Drugs
On August 2012, the civil police participated in an operation led by the Delegation of Narcotics Repression (DRE) in João Pessoa, Paraíba. Police arrested five individuals and confiscated 10kg of...
View ArticleRio de Janeiro, Brazil: Favela Residents Protest Against Disappearance of New...
On August 14, 2013 Globo reported that due to the disappearance and confirmed death of a 17 year old in a Penha favela in Rio de Janeiro, members of the community responded with violence. Accusing the...
View ArticleUberlândia, Brazil: Suspects Detained for Selling Synthetic Drugs at Nightclubs
Globo reported on August 13, 2013 that the civil police of Uberlândia confiscated about 260 stamps of LSD (which is believed to have come from India), cocaine, marijuana, loló (numbing fluid mixed with...
View ArticleLondrina, Brazil: Police Operation Combat Drug Trafficking in Border Region
odiario.com reported on August 14, 2013 that 70 federal police officers participated in Operation “Caturra” designed to combat drug trafficking in the region of Londrina near Paraná and Rio Grande do...
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