RIO’S ROADS: IMPACT OF ORGANIZED CRIME ON URBAN MOBILITY AND PUBLIC SECURITY

SUMMARY The Complexo de Israel is a cluster of five communities in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone. Strategically located near major expressways, such as Avenida...

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RIO’S ROADS: IMPACT OF ORGANIZED CRIME ON URBAN MOBILITY AND PUBLIC SECURITY

SUMMARY The Complexo de Israel is a cluster of five communities in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone. Strategically located near major expressways, such as Avenida...

THE PCC’S EXPANSION: ORGANIZED CRIME, SECURITY FORCE INFILTRATION, AND ECONOMIC DISRUPTION

SUMMARY The assassination of Antônio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach at São Paulo International Airport exemplifies the alarming expansion of organized crime in Brazil, where criminal factions...

SECURITY CRISIS: THE RISE OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN RONDÔNIA

SUMMARY Rondônia, a state in Northern Brazil, is marked by its rich biodiversity, economic reliance on agribusiness, and strategic position along the Bolivian border. Despite...

THREATS TO DEMOCRACY: COORDINATED ATTEMPTS TO DESTABILIZE BRAZIL’S POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS

SUMMARY Brazil has faced a series of coordinated attempts to destabilize its democratic institutions. Key incidents include Operation Green-Yellow Dagger, which revealed plans for assassinations...

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RIO DE JANEIRO SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF MARCH

09/03/2025 - A 35-year-old man, known as the "red-shirt thief", suspected of multiple armed robberies in stores across Rio's South Zone, was arrested on...

ANGRA DOS REIS SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF MARCH

10/03/2025 - The Civil Police arrested four people for drug trafficking at Morro da Fortaleza, in downtown Angra dos Reis, on Monday (10/03). Among...

MACAÉ SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF MARCH

10/03/2025 - A teenager involved in drug trafficking was apprehended in the Cajueiros neighborhood on Monday (10/03). Spotted by police during a routine patrol,...

SÃO PAULO SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF MARCH

08/03/2025 - On Saturday (08/03), a 45-year-old ride-hailing driver was shot during a failed robbery attempt on Marechal Fiuza de Castro Avenue, in Butantã,...