Tag: Favelas

Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:16 UTC
Collapsed buildings in Rio's favelas were under protection of organized crime

Brazilian authorities say they knew about structural risks in the area where a pair of buildings collapsed but were unable to act due to the threat posed by organized crime.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Caimans on the loose in flash flooded Rio's favelas

Residents of a hillside Rio de Janeiro favela risk finding hungry caimans at their front door after the city was hit hard by heavy flooding caused by torrential rain.
Tuesday, November 13th 2018 - 07:21 UTC
Human Rights Commission blasts Brazil for weak protection of land and gender rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday expressed concerns about the state and outlook for rights in Brazil, singling out for particular worry some of the signature campaign issues of far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro.
Monday, August 7th 2017 - 21:14 UTC
Brazilian army troops storm Rio favelas to crack crime gangs

Thousands of Brazilian army troops raided Rio de Janeiro slums in a pre-dawn crackdown on crime gangs over the weekend, leaving parts of the city looking like a war zone on the first anniversary of the opening of the Olympic Games. Five favelas were targeted by around 1,300 police and 3,600 troops in a sweep starting at 4 a.m., the Rio state security service said in a statement.
Thursday, April 28th 2016 - 07:27 UTC
Amnesty said killings in Rio's favelas have increased alarmingly ahead of Olympics

Amnesty International said on Wednesday that residents of Olympic host Rio de Janeiro's slum favelas are “living in terror” after 11 people were killed in police shootings in the past month. The rights group said at least 307 people were killed by police in the city last year and called on Brazilian authorities to take action in the 100 days ahead of the start of the Rio Games on August 5.
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.
Monday, April 7th 2014 - 06:05 UTC
Army occupies favela in Rio because police was unable to retain control

With only 68 days to the World Cup some 2,700 Brazilian troops seized control Saturday of the Mare favela, shantytowns complex, which is considered Rio de Janeiro's last major drug-gang stronghold and located in a strategic area for security reasons: a through area for the city's airport and the Maracaná stadium.
Monday, March 31st 2014 - 13:02 UTC
Federal troops move into Rio favelas to secure access to Galeao airport

Brazilian police backed by troops occupied a massive favela next to Rio de Janeiro's international airport without firing a shot to secure one of the city's most violent neighborhoods long run by drug dealers.
Tuesday, March 25th 2014 - 08:59 UTC
Brazil militarizes favelas in Rio do Janeiro to guarantee 'law and order'

The Brazilian government announced on Monday, 80 days before the start of the 2014 World Cup, that the military will help occupy several “favelas,” or shantytowns, in Rio de Janeiro to guarantee security in an area currently controlled by violent drug trafficking outfits where some 100,000 people live.
Sunday, March 23rd 2014 - 09:43 UTC
Federal troops to Rio do Janeiro to try and contain attacks against the police

The government in Brazil says it will send federal troops to Rio de Janeiro to help deal with a spate of violent attacks targeting the city's police. The decision came after the governor of Rio de Janeiro state, Sergio Cabral, asked President Dilma Rousseff for government support ahead of the football World Cup in June.