The incident occurred in Sepetiba, a coastal neighbourhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where influencer Thiago Brito Gomes was detained by police on May 1 after being found with a heavily ...

Across Brazil organised crime is diversifying beyond narcotics, arms trafficking into the biofuel and fossil fuel sectors ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "We are not prepared, in the international arena, to combat organized crime in ...

The Secretary of Public Security of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Victor César dos Santos, stressed the transnational nature ...

South Africa is no stranger to the persistent challenges of high crime rates, under-resourced police services, and ...

The sentence left Santos, who pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, in tears.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz ... but people are complaining about higher food prices and crime. Lula’s approval rating has dropped to 24%, according to the country’s ...

During his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis called for an end to conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, using ...

including those involved in crime Cain recalls meeting one mother in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, whose two children had been murdered. "It hit me deeply," he says. "To find out how she picked her ...

Pope Francis’s gestures of openness toward the gay community have led to a more capacious definition and understanding of family, one with political implications. When Vice President J.D. Vance ...

Biomas, a Brazilian reforestation venture backed by several corporate heavyweights, on Friday unveiled its first project, aiming to restore 1,200 hectares (2,965 acres) of Brazil's coastal Atlantic ...

During Francis’ time as pope, he spoke on a wide array of controversial and political issues, including immigration, same-sex ...