Tag: crime

Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 19:27 UTC
Mercosur ministers agree to boost cooperation in fighting crime

Security and Interior Ministers of all Mercosur countries convened this week in Uruguay's capital to discuss the current situation in the region and pledged to improve criminal information systems among member nations, according to a document signed Wednesday.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:18 UTC
Crime in Chile: Opposition praises president Boric's change of attitude', but distrust entourage

Despite the collapse in public opinion approval of Chilean president Gabriel Boric, the government's opposition have valued the change of attitude from the leader, in recent weeks when referring to crucial areas such as law and order, although admitting there are still “pockets of resistance” in the government.
Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 08:56 UTC
Brazilian evangelical pastor and husband of a lawmaker killed by two of 51 adopted children

Police in Brazil suspects an evangelical pastor, the husband of a prominent federal lawmaker, was shot dead this week by two of their 55 children following an extramarital “betrayal,” according to news reports on Friday.
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Macri admits his father was part of an extortion system during the Kirchner years

Franco Macri's dealings with the former Kirchnerite governments amount to a “crime,” Argentine president Mauricio Macri declared on Sunday in a wide-ranging primetime interview that touched on corruption, influence peddling, the October elections, former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's legal situation and his recently deceased father, Franco.
Saturday, January 19th 2019 - 09:28 UTC
Brazilian lawmakers trip to China triggers strong controversy among Bolsonaro's bunker

A trip to China by lawmakers from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's party has stirred anger in the far-right leader's entourage, partly because of his wariness of the Asian power but also because of the group's stated mission. The delegation of eight members of Bolsonaro's ultraconservative Social Liberal Party (PSL) said it was on the visit to check out Chinese facial-recognition technology, with a view to it maybe being used in Brazil to combat crime.
Monday, January 7th 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Organized crime challenges Bolsonaro despite deployment of federal forces

The attacks and fire-bombings sweeping Brazil's northeastern state of Ceara continued unabated Sunday despite the deployment of at least 300 members the elite, military-style National Police Force to help bring an end to the violence.
Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 09:24 UTC
Dozens of tourists victims of mass robbery when climbing the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio

Dozens of tourists hiking toward the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro were held at gunpoint for up to two hours in a mass robbery that could mark an early test for anti-crime crackdowns promised by Brazil’s new president.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
Canadian journalist covering G-20 Summit tastes BA crime and justice

Days after the Libertadores Cup fiasco that proved the city's security authorities inability to escort just one bus, Canadian journalist John Kirton was robbed off his belongings Tuesday in downtown Buenos Aires, as he was finalising details for his coverage of the G-20 Summit.
Friday, April 11th 2014 - 12:12 UTC
Footage of live mugging of a woman while being interviewed in Rio do Janeiro

Brazilian TV is showing footage of a woman being robbed while being interviewed on television about crime near Rio de Janeiro’s main train station. The images of the interview conducted Wednesday by TV Globo were posted on its G1 internet news portal and come just a few weeks before the beginning of the World Cup.
Thursday, September 6th 2012 - 03:43 UTC
Loan to help Uruguay lower violent crime rate in Montevideo

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$5 million load to help Uruguayan officials fund a program to lower the violent crime rate in the capital city of Montevideo.