A Brazilian judge sentenced two former police officers to decades behind bars on Thursday for the 2018 murders of Rio de ...

A total of 21 supporters of Uruguayan football club Peñarol were arrested this week in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro before ... which given Brazil's background is more than credible.

Brazil's Military to Reinforce Rio Security During G20 Summit, Security Official Says RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian armed forces will be used to reinforce security during the meeting of the ...

Councilwoman Marielle Franco, 38, and her driver, Anderson Gomes, were killed in a drive-by shooting on March 14, 2018.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil’s ...

A rising star in Brazil's Socialism and Liberty Party, Franco was a Black and gay progressive council member born in a poor Rio neighborhood. Her death at 38 sparked nationwide protests by ...

The measure, known as Guarantee of Law and Order (GLO), has been used before to reinforce security during other global events Brazil has hosted, such as the 2014 World Cup, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian armed forces will be used to reinforce security during the meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies in Rio de Janeiro next month, the city's state ...