The allegation came as authorities launched a deadly raid in just day ahead of a visit by the heir to the throne.

In Rio de Janeiro, residents of the favelas of Penha and Alemão are reeling after Brazil’s deadliest police raid in decades left more than 130 people dead. The operation, aimed at leaders of the Red ...

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

The violent raids have sparked intense gun battles, with gangs deploying drones against cops in retaliation. At least four ...

Residents in Rio de Janeiro questioned the methods the authorities used in a large-scale police operation targeting drug ...

A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, authorities said Thursday morning.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law that increases penalties and expands enforcement tools intended to ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A Rio de Janeiro court approved on Thursday Brazilian waste management company Ambipar's request for bankruptcy protection, the decision showed. Ambipar had filed for bankruptcy ...

Families lined up at a morgue on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro to identify relatives killed in Brazil's deadliest ever police ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, ...

Brazil's Petrobras has authorized studies for a logistics center in the Amazonian state of Amapa, where the state-run oil ...