Tag: Patrícia Lourival Acioli

• Friday, September 30th 2011 - 01:36 UTC

  Rio do Janeiro top cop resigns over killing of high anti-corruption profile Judge

  

  The top commander of the military police in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil has resigned amid a scandal that linked a top officer and other policemen to the assassination of a high-profile judge.

• Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 10:22 UTC

  Brazilian policemen arrested on suspicion of murdering anti-corruption judge

  

  A senior Brazilian police officer has been arrested on suspicion of ordering the murder of a judge who investigated police corruption.

• Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 21:28 UTC

  UN Rapporteur calls on Brazil for immediate protection of judges and magistrates

  

  The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, urged the Brazilian authorities to take immediate action to provide judges, magistrates, prosecutors, public defenders and lawyers with effective and adequate measures of protection.

• Monday, August 15th 2011 - 04:20 UTC

  Brazilian Judge famous for hard-line against police death squads killed at her house

  

  Brazilian police form the state of Rio de Janeiro are combing a suburb for clues in the murder of a high-profile criminal judge, ambushed and fatally shot at her doorstep by hooded gunmen, TV Record reported Sunday.