Tag: Sao Paulo state police
Sao Paulo state police
Monday, November 26th 2012 - 23:32 UTC
Brazil’s largest city replaces all chiefs of police to contain an escalating wave of killings
The chiefs of police in Sao Paulo were replaced on Monday as Brazil's largest city emerged from a bloody weekend and authorities struggled to contain a wave of violence that has doubled the murder rate in recent months.
Monday, November 26th 2012 - 04:35 UTC
Sao Paulo City gripped in a “civil war” between organized crime and the police, says top Judge
A Brazilian magistrate described the wave of killings in Sao Paulo city as a ‘civil war’ between organized crime and unsupported police forces to which the local population is closing its eyes.
Thursday, November 22nd 2012 - 18:56 UTC
Street killings and violence in Sao Paulo knock out the state’s head of security
The head of the Sao Paulo state police who held the post for seven years quit Wednesday amid a surge of deadly violence in Brazil’s largest city and the industrial and financial hub of the country.
