The U.S. is expected to soon designate Brazil’s two largest drug gangs as terrorist organizations, a star prosecutor in the South American country said, a move that is likely to ...

Robert Muggah, an expert in organised crime in Brazil, explains the origins of the Commando Vermehlo, the gang targeted in a ...

Before they can even start the grim task of tallying coronavirus deaths in Brazil's favelas, Ana Paula Sales and her team must negotiate access with the drug traffickers and armed militias that run ...

Operation Containment" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, aimed to disrupt the criminal network Comando Vermelho, but with 132 dead ...

HAVANA TIMES – At least 130 people were killed in a single operation carried out by police in two favelas (poor neighborhoods ...

A deadly police operation in Rio de Janeiro targeting a gang resulted in 121 deaths, sparking protests. Many killed had ...

The aftermath of Brazil's deadliest police operation, targeting the Comando Vermelho gang, has led to widespread protests.

Christians are "called to be builders of peace, to overcome the hatred, vengeance and indifference that corrode the social ...

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, October 31, 2025.

From Israel violating the Gaza ceasefire and demonstrations against Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Germany to a massive police ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at ...

By Sara Costantini and Isabella H. de Carvalho According to the latest figures, at least 130 people have died in the ...