The gang's days of playing Robin Hood to locals are over as it shifts its focus to the internaitonal cocaine trade.

Police cars are parked in front of a building at Faria Lima Avenue in Sao Paulo SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian police and tax officials carried out a series of raids early on ...

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Dozens of bottles of cachaça line the walls of Esquina do Souza, the award-winning São Paulo bar famous for its take on Brazil’s signature cocktail. In normal times, Deusdete de ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil on Thursday said it seized about $220 million in assets linked to a sprawling criminal network as part of a nationwide investigation into a money laundering scheme involving ...

FILE - Reflected in glass, a visitor takes pictures of a T10 LP rifle displayed at the LAAD Defense and Security International Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, April 11, 2023. The largest defense and ...

Brazilian federal police patrol outside a building in Sao Paulo's Faria Lima financial district, where security forces and tax authorities are carrying out a major operation against organized crime.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Gunmen in a car opened fire last November at Sao Paulo’s airport and killed a cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a daytime hit that was one of Brazil’s most shocking recent crimes. Police ...

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian police and tax officials carried out a series of raids early on Thursday across the country targeting multibillion-dollar money laundering and ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil on Thursday said it seized 1.2 billion reais (about $220 million) in assets linked to a sprawling criminal network as part of a nationwide investigation into a money laundering ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A study of nearly 7,000 seized weapons shows lax gun laws in Brazil and U.S. are arming organized crime groups. A ...