NEW RED COMMAND OFFENSIVE SHAKES UP RIO’S SECURITY LANDSCAPE

In the last months of 2024, the second most powerful organized crime faction in Brazil, the Red Command (CV), initiated a new phase of...

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SECURITY CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN RIO DE JANEIRO

SUMMARY This article delves into the challenges confronting public transportation in Rio de Janeiro, particularly focusing on incidents like bus hijackings and instances of violence,...

ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE IN BRAZIL

Summary Economic espionage is the unlawful or clandestine targeting or acquisition of sensitive financial, trade, industrial, or economic policy information. Even though many cases remain...

BRAZIL’S PRISONS DILEMMA: FUGITIVES, FACTIONS’ REACH, AND THE STRUGGLE OF HIGH-SECURITY FACILITIES

SUMMARY In the wake of the unprecedented escape from the Mossoró Federal Penitentiary in Brazil, questions arise about the effectiveness of the Federal Penitentiary System...

GANGS’ INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION IN SOUTH AMERICA

Summary The onset of 2024 brought a troubling security crisis to Ecuador, marked by the armed invasion of a university in Guayaquil and of a...

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RIO RECORDS 25% REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT DEATHS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024

Data from the Public Security Institute (ISP) show that Rio recorded a 25% reduction in the number of violent deaths in the first quarter...

RIO PUBLIC MINISTRY BEGINS OPERATION AGAINST MILITIA IN THE WEST ZONE

The Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ) began Operation Shipwreck on Thursday (25/04), against the militia that operates in the community of Bateau...

RIO DE JANEIRO SECURITY INCIDENTS – 4TH BULLETIN OF APRIL

Data from the Public Security Institute (ISP) indicate that cell phone thefts increased by 34% in the state of Rio de Janeiro in just...

ANGRA DOS REIS SECURITY INCIDENTS – 4TH BULLETIN OF APRIL

23/04/2024 – On Wednesday morning (23/04), a 23-year-old man convicted of robbery was arrested in, the Morro da Glória l neighborhood, in Angra dos...