Brazilian authorities say police have killed six suspects during an operation to dismantle a gang accused of planning large-scale bank robberies.

At least 11 people have been killed in a week of clashes between Brazilian officers and one of the country's most powerful criminal groups in the Amazon region, according to a government report.

When police in Rio de Janeiro seize blocks of cocaine and bundles of marijuana they may well find them branded with a ...

Digital gambling could spell the end for a lottery run by criminal gangs that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for ...

The criminal organization has built strong alliances with illegal groups from neighboring countries. For many members, the ...

Gakiya said he was targeted by the PCC According to an article in The Economist last week, Brazil's largest drug gang now has links throughout Europe. The First Capital Command (PCC), a gang ...

Vital says Afro-Brazilian Umbanda and Candomblé religious houses have been shut down in surrounding neighbourhoods too, with gangsters sometimes drawing messages on the walls such as "Jesus is ...

When police in Rio de Janeiro seize blocks of cocaine and bundles of marijuana they may well find them branded with a religious symbol – the Star of David. This is not a reference to the Jewish ...