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Brazilian Police Officer Killed During Ambush, 26th Death This Year
April 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A policeman was shot to death on the weekend in an attack by two men riding a motorcycle in eastern Sao Paulo, bringing the number of Military Police officers killed in Brazil so far this year to 26, authorities said. continue reading »
2 Men Arrested For Raping Tourist in Brazil
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two men were arrested for robbing and raping a foreign tourist aboard a microbus in Rio de Janeiro and beating her boyfriend, Brazilian police said Sunday. continue reading »
Santa Catarina’s Tourist Region in Brazil Experiencing Wave of Violent Attacks
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian police on Sunday killed an alleged criminal in the city of Joinville, in Santa Catarina state, a tourist region in southern Brazil that has been experiencing a wave of violent attacks in recent days, official sources reported. continue reading »
Latin America News: Unidentified Gunman Opens Fire at Brazil Carnival, 2 Dead, 10 Wounded
January 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An unidentified gunman killed two people and wounded 10 others at a carnival in Nova Friburgo, a city near Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian police said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Brazilian Reporter Gunned Down Outside His House
January 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian journalist Renato Machado Goncalves was shot and killed outside his home in this metropolis, the radio station he partly owned reported Wednesday. continue reading »
Death Toll of Bar Shooting in Brazil Rises to 7
January 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The death toll from the massacre at a bar in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, has risen to seven, with the evidence pointing to the possible role of police officers in the crime, officials said. continue reading »
Assailants Attack Bar in Brazil, Killing 6
January 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A group of unknown assailants killed six people early Saturday at a bar in Sao Paulo, an incident that comes amid a recent wave of violence in Brazil's largest metropolis. continue reading »
Sao Paulo Sees 71 Percent Increase in Murders
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The 170 homicides registered last month here in Brazil's largest city represents an increase of 71 percent over November 2011, the Sao Paulo state government said Friday. continue reading »
Violence Responsible for 45 Percent of Teen Deaths in Brazil
December 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Homicide is the leading cause of death among adolescents in Brazil, where three of every 1,000 teens will be murdered before reaching 19, a report released here Thursday says. continue reading »
8 Killed, Buses Set On Fire in Sao Paulo This Week
November 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least eight people were killed in shootouts Friday night at different points around Sao Paulo in the latest episode in the wave of violence that has shaken Brazil's largest city since early October, officials said Saturday. continue reading »
Police Operation Kills 6 in Rio de Janeiro Slums
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian police killed at least six suspected drug-gang members in two operations early Saturday in Rio de Janeiro slums. continue reading »
Brazilian Police Arrest 5 Men Who Took Family Hostage
November 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five men who were on the run after firing shots at a police patrol here in Brazil's largest city invaded a private home and held the family hostage for more than an hour before surrendering, authorities said Friday. continue reading »
Violence in Sao Paulo Continues, 5 More Gunned Down
November 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five people were killed and three others wounded overnight in separate shootings in Brazil's largest city and its suburbs, authorities said Wednesday. continue reading »
83 Killed in Sao Paulo Over Last 11 Days
November 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Another 10 people - one of them a police officer - were killed in Sao Paulo overnight, bringing to 83 the number of murders committed over the last 11 days in Brazil's largest city and financial capital, authorities said Friday. continue reading »
Brazil Sees 21.8 Percent Increase in Violent Deaths in Sao Paulo
July 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The number of violent deaths here in Brazil's largest city climbed 21.8 percent in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2011, the Sao Paulo state government said Thursday. continue reading »
Wedding Gift Drop Off Leaves 7 Beheaded in Brazil Farm
May 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police found seven people decapitated at a farm in the central Brazilian state of Goias, media outlets said. continue reading »
Brazil Court Orders Man Convicted of Ordering Nun’s Death to Remain in Jail
June 21, 2011 | by Yahoo News | Latino Daily News
Brazil’s top court has decided that the rancher convicted of masterminding the murder of a US Nun in 2005 will remain in court while his case is appealed. continue reading »
