Two far-right politicians who led a paramilitary organization received 76-year prison sentences. On Wednesday, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court convicted those accused of ordering, planning, and covering up the murder of socialist City Councilwoman Marielle Franco. RELATED: Marielle Franco Was Murdered for Political Reasons: Lewandowski The 76-year prison sentences were imposed on Joao Brazao, a […]

The Brazilian president praises Rio de Janeiro carnival’s cultural and economic impact. On Sunday night, the samba school Academicos de Niteroi made its debut at Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, drawing attention with its tribute to Brazilian President Lula da Silva. RELATED: Venezuela Welcomes “Carnivals for Peace 2026” The samba school sang and danced the story […]

The analysis of the more than 130 deaths (including 117 civilians) casts doubt on the official version of “deaths in combat”.

This historic heat wave represents a climate emergency with health, water and energy consequences in Brazil

Lula da Silva stated that the original court order aimed at arrests and not the mass execution of people, so from the point of view of the state’s action the operation was “disastrous”.

After the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro’s history left more than 130 people dead, Brazil’s human rights minister condemned the operation as a “failure” and called for an independent investigation into what she described as a “horror.”

The Ombudsman’s Office affirms that the response of the Rio de Janeiro authorities “raises a concrete fear regarding the impartiality and consequent reliability of the expert reports carried out on the bodies of the victims

The National Network of Popular Lawyers condemned the operation and pointed out that Governor Castro’s security policy “normalizes death” and replaces investigations with summary executions.

The so-called “Operação de Contenção” (Operation Containment) launched on October 28, 2025, in the Alemão and Penha complexes, was presented by the state government as the largest massacre and police incursion in Rio de Janeiro in fifteen years. More than 2,500 civilian and military personnel participated with a declared objective: to stop the territorial expansion […]

More than 2,500 civil and military police officers took part in the operation, targeting 26 communities. On Tuesday, at least 64 people were killed and 81 were arrested in a large security operation against the Comando Vermelho criminal group in the Complexo do Alemao and Penha favelas in Rio de Janeiro. RELATED: Brazil Willing to […]