Families of the dead decried what they described as executions by police, while the state government hailed a successful ...

None of the 117 people killed by police were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis ...

The raid against the Red Command drug trafficking gang saw thousands of officers battle heavily armed men who dropped ...

The US is expected to soon designate Brazil’s two largest drug gangs as terrorist organizations, a star prosecutor in the ...

Anti-gang bill raises political tensions Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies is currently debating a controversial anti-gang bill ...

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law that increases penalties and expands enforcement tools intended to ...

The violent raids have sparked intense gun battles, with gangs deploying drones against cops in retaliation. At least four ...

Two years after the murder of popular Brazilian councilwoman Marielle Franco, her partner Monica Benicio has also won a ...

The Brazilian crime gangster series Rulers of Fortune has been handed a swift official season 2 pickup by Netflix after it ...

Authorities have confirmed 10 deaths and are investigating 11 more. Their theory is criminals have added substances to liquor ...

The Prince of Wales has criticised criminals involved in the deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, during a speech in Rio ...