Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will have to wear a monitoring device as he awaits the verdict in his coup plotting trial – Copyright AFP Mateus Bonomi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police officers patrol the area where drug traffickers allegedly set a bus on fire after a police operation in central Rio de ...

Brazil’s army went into action again Monday to support police in raids on some of Rio de Janeiro’s most violent favelas — but not before a rogue soldier allegedly tipped off the drug gangs. In the ...

About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects ...

Deadly police raids in Rio favelas leave 64 dead as authorities target Comando Vermelho gang amid drones, gunfire, and chaos.

At least eight people have been killed during a police raid on a neighbourhood in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, continuing a trend of deadly operations in poor favela communities. Brazilian police ...