Both forces have tactical units, including the military police’s BOPE division, which has been involved in some of Brazil's ...

The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history left at least 121 people dead this week in Rio de Janeiro. The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, one of the country's oldest and ...

Michael Jackson's politically intense video shoot in Brazil's Santa Marta favela came close to never happening — until gangs supposedly intervened to make it a reality. Jackson and his production team ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian police said on Monday they arrested more than 400 people in a major nationwide operation that highlights the complex structure and vast reach of the nation ...

A Brazilian gang leader who tried to escape from prison by dressing up as his daughter when she visited him has been found dead in his cell, according to Brazil officials. Officials told BBC that ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Criminal gangs expanded their presence in the Brazilian Amazon last year and are now operating in nearly half of the region’s municipalities, according to a report published ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s government said Monday it plans to send 400 police officers to Brazil next month for training as gang violence overwhelms the troubled Caribbean country. Currently, ...

Michael Jackson’s Brazil video shoot nearly collapsed in 1996 after officials blocked it, leading his team to rely on gang protection in the Santa Marta favela. Michael Jackson’s music often carried a ...