They are involved with the paramilitary mafias that operate in Rio de Janeiro’s poor neighborhoods. On Tuesday, the Brazilian Supreme Court accepted the charges against a legislator, an official, and a former police chief who are accused of ordering the assassination of Marielle Franco in 2018. RELATED: Marielle Franco’s Killer Confesses Details of the Murder […]

On Tuesday, Military Police eliminated seven people and injured five during a large-scale dragnet to capture the leaders of a criminal network in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. RELATED:  Confirmed Sixth Death by Dengue This Year in Rio de Janeiro Authorities made five arrests and seized a substantial amount of drugs in the operation […]