Authorities have confirmed 10 deaths and are investigating seven more. Their theory is criminals have added substances to ...

The operation comes two days after Rio de Janeiro police carried out their deadliest-ever raid against another major criminal ...

Crime-weary residents show support for lethal operation in which security forces gunned down dozens of suspected drug traffickers ...

Rio’s governor echoes Trump’s rhetoric on ‘narco-terrorists’ and places the issue at the center of 2026 presidential campaign ...

Police in Rio de Janeiro have launched a massive operation in two favelas, resulting in 121 deaths, including four officers.

Rio de Janeiro police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including four police officers, during a raid in low-income, ...

At least 121 people were killed in Tuesday's operation, including four policemen, according to police. Castro has accused the federal government of abandoning Rio in its fight against organized crime, ...

The deadliest police operation against drug gangs in Brazil's history killed at least 121 people, authorities said, as Rio de ...

B efore dawn on October 28th, security forces advanced into dozens of slums in Rio de Janeiro. Their targets were the leaders ...

The rise of the use of ghost guns is one of the trends documented in the a recent academic article. We spoke to the authors.

A state police operation targeting a major drug gang in Brazil has resulted in the deaths of 132 people in low-income ...

The Brazilian Ministry of Health says 127 suspected cases are tied to methanol-laced liquor as antidote shipments are rushed to five states and panic spreads.