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Brazil Militias

Rio security force official stands next to a Red Command graffiti.
Posted inNews Red Command

Inside the Battle for Rio de Janeiro: Red Command Versus Militias

by Marina Cavalari 11 Sep 202411 Sep 2024
Posted inNews Brazil

The Mafias Behind Sand Trafficking in Latin America

by Marina Cavalari 8 Jul 202410 Jul 2024
A bus in Rio de Janeiro which was set on fire by militias in Brazil.
Posted inNews Brazil Militias

Local Police Could Disrupt Attempts to Remove Militias From Rio, Brazil

by Chris Dalby 9 Nov 202310 Nov 2023
A Brazil police officer during the raid of an illegal sand extraction site
Posted inQ&A Environmental Crime

Q&A: How Sand Trafficking in Brazil Became a Highly Lucrative Crime

by Chris Dalby 30 Oct 202326 Jul 2024
Police point their rifles at a woman
Posted inQ&A Brazil

How Religious Militias and Warrior Mentalities Mix in Rio de Janeiro

by Alessandro Ford 5 Sep 202226 Jul 2024
An armored military police vehicle in Vila Cruzeiro
Posted inNews

Rio’s Campaign Against Red Command Achieving Little But Increasing Body Count

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 30 May 202213 Oct 2023
A row of gas cylinders
Posted inNews

Militias Fleece Locals for Basic Services in Rio Favelas

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 25 Mar 202213 Oct 2023
Military police patrolling the streets of Jacarezinho
Posted inNews

Brazil Tries to Reclaim Rio’s Favelas – Ad Infinitum

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 27 Jan 202213 Oct 2023
Fernandinho Beira-Mar, former leader of Brazil's Red Command gang, in court
Posted inNews

Brazil Police Target Legacy of Infamous Drug Trafficker, Fernandinho Beira-Mar

by Chris Dalby 17 Jan 20222 Sep 2024
Posted inBrazil

Escritório do Crime

by InSight Crime 13 Aug 202127 Aug 2024
Posted inNews

Killing of Brazil’s Top Militia Leader Raises More Questions Than it Answers

by Chris Dalby 16 Jun 202116 Jun 2021
A man watches TV set-top box used by gatonet
Posted inNews

Gatonet – The Illegal TV Connections Bankrolling Militias in Rio

by Saskia Wright 10 Jun 202129 Sep 2023

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