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Brazil Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bahia Kill 45

Brazil: At Least 45 People Killed After Police Conduct Deadly Raids on Drug Gangs in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bahia

In a particularly violent week for Brazil, at least 45 people have lost their lives in a series of police operations across three states, adding concerns surrounding the country’s notorious police reputation.

Jair Bolsonaro Appears Before Brazil Police for January 8 Riot; Former President Denies Role to the Coup

Apr 26, 2023 11:58 PM EDT By Mary Webber

Jair Bolsonaro denies any alleged role in the January 8 riot in Brazil.

Brazil: Mentally Ill Black Man Dies After Police Trap Him in Trunk of Their Car Turned Into 'Gas Chamber' [Video]

May 27, 2022 05:52 AM EDT By Joshua Summers

A mentally ill Black man in Brazil died after two police officers forced him into a police vehicle and then threw a gas grenade inside it.

Brazil Police Cleared President Jair Bolsonaro in Probe of Interfering in Police Work

Mar 31, 2022 02:50 AM EDT By Mary Webber

Brazil police probing into whether Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro interfered in police work has cleared him of committing any crime.

Brazil Police Raids University Lab, Discovers Human Organs Shipped to Fashion Designer in Singapore [Full Details]

Feb 23, 2022 07:37 PM EST By Mary Webber

The Brazil police announced that they had found a human hand and three packets of human placenta allegedly been shipped from a university in Brazil to a fashion designer in Singapore.