The Red Command set up barricades with burning tires and torched two buses in the Penha favelas. On Tuesday, Brazilian police launched a major operation in Rio de Janeiro targeting leaders of the “Red Command” (Comando Vermelho, CV), one of the country’s most powerful drug trafficking gangs. RELATED: Brazil: Mato Grosso Police Attack Indigenous People […]

The Brazilian president deemed it “unacceptable” that trillions of dollars are allocated to military expenditures. On Monday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva inaugurated the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Rio de Janeiro, emphasizing that eradicating hunger is essential to achieving a world at peace. RELATED: G20 Summit: Lula and Al Sisi Reject Attempts to […]

The Rio de Janeiro Summit brings together the heads of state of the world’s largest economies. On Monday, Presidents Lula da Silva (Brazil) and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Egypt) emphasized their shared opposition to “any attempt to undermine the Palestinian cause” and reaffirmed their support for the two-state solution as the only resolution to the Middle […]

In recent years, the Russian diplomat has replaced President Putin at numerous international events. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent Russia at the G20 summit to be held from November 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro, where Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin declined to travel. RELATED: Iran and Russia Link Their National Payment Systems […]

Mexico hopes that international forums will clearly analyze issues such as gender equality and sustainable development. On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced she will propose to the members of the Group of Twenty (G20) that 1 percent of their military spending be allocated to fighting poverty and defending women’s rights. RELATED: Mexico: Two Migrants […]

The crime occurred in a territory disputed between the drug trafficking groups Third Pure Command and the Red Command. Around midnight on Sunday, at least four people were killed, and three others were injured in Rio de Janeiro after several armed men opened fire on a group of people. RELATED: Social Network X, Formerly Twitter, […]

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 Sunday, Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski confirmed that political motivations were behind the assassination of councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018. RELATED:  Justice For Marielle Franco: Detained Masterminds of Her Murder “We are very clear about who carried out and who ordered this hateful act, which was a politically motivated crime,” he said at a […]

On Thursday, human rights defenders and progressive citizens marched through the streets of Rio de Janiero to demand justice for councilor Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes. RELATED:  Brazil Moves Towards Solving the Marielle Franco Murder Known for her relentless fight against police violence in the favelas, the socialist and gender activist was shot dead six years ago […]

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 […]