Tag: Bahia

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 03:58 UTC

  Police strike shows security remains main challenge for Brazil’s world events

  

  Hundreds of striking police officers ended their 10-day occupation of a state assembly house in Brazil's third-biggest city, easing tensions in a walkout that unleashed a bloody crime wave and threatened upcoming carnival celebrations.

• Sunday, February 5th 2012 - 07:55 UTC

  Crime rate soars in Brazilian state of Bahia on fifth day of police strike

  

  The murder rate in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia has soared during a state police strike that on Saturday entered its fourth day. The state’s Public Safety Department says on its website that 51 people have been murdered in and near the capital city of Salvador since the strike began on Wednesday.