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Indigenous group denounces release of suspect in Amazon murder of British journalist, expert

An indigenous group from the area of the Amazon rainforest where British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered in June on Thursday deplored the release of one of the suspects in the killing.

Reuters · Dec 9, 2022

Lula wants new Brazil police unit to tackle environmental crimes

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's incoming administration aims to create a new Federal Police unit focused on environmental crimes, the transition team's public security chief told Reuters.

Reuters · Nov 30, 2022

Brazil's federal police to be stretched by budget cuts, says official

Brazil's federal police could see essential services, including Amazon rainforest protection, impacted by a budget shortfall into 2023, said a senator-elect and senior aide to the president-elect on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

Brazil polls facing Bolsonaro backlash after election miss

Brazilian polling companies have been facing threats of a crackdown after their surveys for the presidential election’s first round significantly understated the vote for the president and his allies

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

Fortunes reverse for ex-judge and Brazil president he jailed

When federal judge Sergio Moro resigned to enter politics, many in Brazil believed the anti-corruption crusader who jailed a popular former president could someday occupy the nation’s most powerful office

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022

The insidious take-over of Mexico’s police

Disorganised attempts to improve policing in Mexico have led to the slow creep of the army and skyrocketing murder rates.

360info · Sep 30, 2022

Cops on Brazil's campaign trail call for backup as violence spikes

The day after a Workers Party (PT) official was shot dead by a supporter of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in July, the Federal Police guarding his leftist campaign rival sent a classified memo to senior colleagues across Brazil.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

Bolsonaro's gun laws arm Brazil's brazen bank thieves

In August last year, Brazilian farmer Reinaldo Huijsmans reported a break-in at his house in the town of Maracaju, where thieves stole six legally registered weapons, including a T4 Taurus assault rifle.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022

Ex-Federal Police detectives criticize Brazil's 'authoritarian and illegal' Supreme Court

A group of retired Federal Police detectives has released a statement accusing members of Brazil's Supreme Court of using the force to take what they called "authoritarian and illegal measures".

Reuters · Aug 26, 2022

Report: Brazil authorities turn blind eye to deforestation

Illegal loggers have destroyed some 18,500 square kilometers (7,100 square miles) of public forests over the past six years in the Brazilian Amazon

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022