None of the 117 people killed by police were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis ...

A prominent nonprofit group in Brazil says that criminal gangs expanded their presence in the Brazilian Amazon last year and ...

Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones firing from above. Soldiers in military gear engaged in violent combat.

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

Police arrest a suspect during a raid against alleged drug traffickers of the Comando Vermelho criminal organization in the ...

The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's recent history, with human rights organizations calling for investigations into the deaths.

Brazilian police and soldiers launched a raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, sparking shootouts ...

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced high-ranking military officials and a federal police officer to up ...

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

Brazilian police with support from Interpol have destroyed 277 dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River in ...

The proposed law, part of the "anti-faction bill", would treat cryptocurrencies like foreign currencies and financial ...