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37-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Pretending to Be 12 - 10/06/2026 - Brazil - Folha
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (226+ words) 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Pretending to Be 12 and Deceiving Family in Santa Catarina Folha de S. Paulo Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 37, was arrested on June 2 by the Civil Police of Santa Catarina after pretending to be 12 years old and deceiving…...
Criminal Group PCC Expands Territorial Control in S'o Paulo's Largest Favela
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (345+ words) Twenty years after orchestrating the largest attack on S'o Paulo's security forces, the criminal group Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) has turned the Parais'polis favela, the largest in the city, into its main command center. Over the past two years,…...
Federal Police Say Bolsonaro Should Receive Care in Prison and Does Not Need Hospitalization
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (178+ words) A medical assessment by Brazil's Federal Police concluded that former president Jair Bolsonaro requires special care at Papudinha, a unit attached to the Papuda penitentiary complex in Bras'lia, where he is serving a 27-year-and-three-month sentence for attempting a coup. According…...
Rifle-Building Kit Costs $3, 000 and Arrives in Brazil by Mail
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (205+ words) For approximately R$ 17, 000 ($3, 000), it is possible to purchase parts for an AR-15 rifle "a restricted-use weapon with extremely high destructive power" and send them by mail to assemble the gun in Brazil. All that is needed is money, a U. S. address…...
Risk of Black People Being Killed by Police in Rio Is 4. 5 Times Higher Than for White People, Study Says
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (158+ words) Report reveals high police lethality among Black people in nine states, with Bahia leading in absolute deaths; researchers criticize lack of race data in 512 cases. .. Black people in Rio de Janeiro are 4. 5 times more likely to be killed by the…...
Brazilian State Government Conducted Illegal Espionage of Indigenous People in Protection Program, Says Prosecutor's Office
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (424+ words) Brazil's Federal Prosecutor's Office (MPF) stated on Wednesday (27) that the monitoring carried out by the Government of Par, a state in the north of the country, of Indigenous people through a. .. Brazil's Federal Prosecutor's Office (MPF) stated on Wednesday (27) that the…...
Brazilian Organized Crime Group PCC Spreads to 28 Countries
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (164+ words) The PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital), a Brazilian criminal faction, not only expanded but also refined its operations abroad in 2023 and 2024. Previously, the group's representatives overseas mainly provided logistical support for international drug trafficking. But over the past two years,…...