3 years agoThread from @ocamargosdaniel on 3rd police approach in 3 years while reporting on rural issues in Brazil. "If they do this with 2 white experienced journalists with an immense support network, what can they not do with quilomobola, Indigenous and landless communities"
3 years agoBrazil: Teachers are brutally beaten by the Municipal Guard of the mayor of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Colbert Martins. Teachers were protesting for rights and better working conditions
3 years agoMembers of the Yanomami tribe in Amazonas confronting a military commander and DGCIM officers sent to the area after 4 members of the tribe were shot and killed by Venezuelan military personnel
3 years ago Police operation in Complexo do ChapadĂŁo, which covers the neighborhoods of Pavuna, Costa Barros, Anchieta and Guadalupe, left at least 6 people shot dead this morning (20).
3 years agoFirefighters from MG go to PetrĂłpolis (RJ) to help search for victims A team made up of 14 soldiers has already acted in tragedies such as the rupture of dams in Mariana and Brumadinho
3 years ago Militiaman is arrested during a joint action between 40BPM police officers and 35DP agents, in CampoGrande. A scrapyard of stolen vehicles was discovered and a pistol, ballistic vest, various military items and even smuggled cigarettes were seized.
3 years agoThe Jair Bolsonaro administration announced the deployment of federal troops to assist Civil Defense marshals in PetrĂłpolis, among other measures to mitigate the crisis caused by Tuesday's mudslides and floods
3 years agoDeath toll from severe flooding in Brazil's Petropolis rises to 104, dozens remain missing
3 years ago Ministry of Defense authorizes the use of the Armed Forces in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, after the tragedy caused by the storm last Tuesday, today in the Official Gazette. Yesterday, army soldiers were already working in PetrĂłpolis to help victims
3 years agoPutin met with President of Brasil Bolsonaro in Kremlin
3 years agoBrazil's President Jair Bolsonaro en route to Russia
3 years ago MPF investigates conduct of police officers in protest against Bolsonaro; protesters denounced "abuse of authority" by agents of the Federal Highway Police in Porto Velho (RO)
3 years agoMilitary police have just arrested five criminals and seized three pistols and a large amount of narcotics during an operation that is taking place in the communities of Vila Ideal and LixĂŁo, in Duque de Caxias.
3 years agoGabriel José Maggio Afonso, Natasha Nunes Fernandes and military police officer Fabio Jansen dos Santos were shot dead by vehicle occupants on the way out of nightclub 01, in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, this morning (20)
3 years agoPresident Biden nominates four new ambassadors, including former top State Dept advisor Elizabeth Bagley to Brazil and Jane Hartley (U.S. ambassador to France under Obama) to the UK. Still no nominee for U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
3 years ago In the early hours of Saturday (15), a 34-year-old butcher was killed with five shots in Parque dos GirassĂłis III, in Uberaba (MG). According to the Civil Police, the motivation for the murder would have been an argument over pool game chips.
3 years agoPart of canyon collapses onto boats in southeast Brazil; at least 1 dead, 15 injured
3 years ago Minutes before the accident with a rock fall in CapitĂłlio, Minas Gerais/SC, a head of water was recorded in the Furnas Canyon waterfall. Note the sudden volume in the waterfall
3 years agoBolsonaro gets annoyed at the recommendation to vaccinate the military, and the Army will make a note for clarification. Directive on immunization signed by the commander of the Army, General Paulo SĂ©rgio Nogueira de Oliveira, follows the content of an ordinance by the Ministry of Defense
3 years agoBrazil President Bolsonaro was admitted to hospital with abdominal pain and was being examined to see if surgery might be necessary, according to his doctor
3 years ago 20BPM police officers are carrying out an operation in the community of Grão Parå, in Nova Iguaçu, this Friday morning (17). Help the Military Police. Report criminals and cache of weapons and drugs.
3 years ago Police officers from BPChq, GAM and 41BPM are carrying out an operation in the complex of communities in the Complexo da Pedreira and ChapadĂŁo, in the North Zone of Rio. Pay attention when passing through the region. Report criminals and cache of weapons and drugs.
3 years ago Three militia members from the Nova Sepetiba Housing Complex, located in SantaCruz, were arrested by 27BPM police with a pistol and two cell phones on Rua do Prado, in Santa Cruz, this Saturday. The criminals were referred to the 36th DP. streets
3 years ago Police officers from BOPE, together with @policiafederal, are carrying out an operation in Complexo da Maré, in a place known as Vila dos Pinheiros.
3 years ago In 2017, seven people were killed during a police/army operation in the same Salgueiro favela - another victim later died in hospital. My @guardian story from 2018
3 years ago A criminal was wounded after firing a firearm at 7BPM police officers in the Barreira community, in São Gonçalo. In the action, a rifle and a lot of narcotic material were seized. The occurrence is in progress
3 years ago Dayana Barros Rodrigues was a fugitive and was captured by military police from the UPP Morro do Adeus/Baiana, after information from the DenĂșncia Hotline
3 years agoBolsonaro becomes the target of protests in Greta's march at COP26 Brazilian president was included among 'climate criminals'; protesters ask for fewer promises and more action (Sheet)
3 years ago A very well-known 26-year-old singer, MarĂlia Mendonca, died in a plane crash in Brazil. She was going to a concert. Shortly before the crash, she had uploaded a video, freeze frame below
3 years ago In Rio de Janeiro, the Civil Police operates against a gang specialized in millionaire bank fraud. Among the suspects are two military police officers, a civil police officer and bank employees: GloboNews
