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

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

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) will begin analyzing on Nov. 13 the action that discusses the police violence and lethality that prevails today in favelas and communities in Rio de Janeiro.

In the last few weeks, Rio de Janeiro has faced a series of violence incident as several hijackers used dozens of city buses ...

Brazilian Ex-Police Officers Get Decades in Prison for 2018 Murder of Rio Politician By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge sentenced two former police officers to ...

Police accuse the politicians of ordering ... especially in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro,” he added. Before the trial started, Anielle Franco, Marielle’s sister and Lula’s minister ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A trial opened Wednesday ... Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in 2023. In March, Federal Police detained federal lawmaker Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos ...