The U.S. government approved a sale of sniper rifles to a deadly police unit in Brazil last year, overriding concerns from ...

The president is struggling to handle the political fallout, as he attempts to reconcile international concerns over human ...

Families of the dead decried what they described as executions by police, while the state government hailed a successful ...

The raid against the Red Command drug trafficking gang saw thousands of officers battle heavily armed men who dropped ...

The U.S. government approved the controversial sale of sniper rifles to Brazil's BOPE police unit, known for extrajudicial ...

The guns arrived in Brazil in 2024 after months of debate inside the US State Department about whether the sale should go ...

Brazil’s deadliest police raid left 132 dead in Rio de Janeiro as officers clashed with gangs using drones and explosives in ...

The police said they planned the raids for months and expected a high death toll. The city will host global leaders next week ...

BRASILIA - Brazilian authorities are investigating a reported threat to a power substation in the city hosting a United Nations climate summit, with possible links to the gang targeted by a deadly ...

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

At least 121 people were killed in Brazil in the deadliest police operation targeting organized crime and drug trafficking in ...

Police in Rio de Janeiro have launched a massive operation in two favelas, resulting in 121 deaths, including four officers.