The Rio de Janeiro gang, the target of a bloody police operation, was born in prison almost half a century ago ...

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

The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people, ...

The use of large-scale force can be understood as a performative attempt to reassert territorial dominance. This aligns with what some scholars describe as the “punitive turn” in Latin America.

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

A day after the deadliest police operation in Brazil's history, the country is still piecing together details about the raid ...

A day after the deadliest police operation in Brazil's history, the country is still piecing together details about the raids ...

Rio de Janeiro police on Tuesday carried out their deadliest-ever raid against a major criminal faction, Comando Vermelho, or ...

Authorities said the raid was aimed at enforcing nearly 100 judicial warrants against alleged members of the Comando Vermelho ...

Church leaders, including the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Cardinal Orani Tempesta, and the heads of the Bishops’ Conference ...

Brazil's most lethal police raid against drug gangs resulted in at least 121 deaths, sparking criticism and calls for ...