Behind Rio’s deadly raid: Brazil’s billion-dollar criminal networks

Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones ...

How organised crime took over areas of Rio de Janeiro – and why violent police raids won’t fix the problem

Robert Muggah, an expert in organised crime in Brazil, explains the origins of the Commando Vermehlo, the gang targeted in a ...
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Volkswagen to pay victims of Brazil dictatorship in landmark settlement

BERLIN/BRASILIA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Germany's Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), opens new tab will pay about 36 million reais ($6.5 million) in compensation and donations to atone for the persecution of former ...

What to know about Rio's deadliest police raid that exposed limits of anti-gang tactics in Brazil

Police in Rio de Janeiro have launched a massive operation in two favelas, resulting in 121 deaths, including four officers.

Explainer: What is the Comando Vermelho gang targeted in the deadly Rio police raids?

The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history left at least 121 people dead this week in Rio de Janeiro. The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, one of the country's oldest and ...