Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat, making him the first former president convicted of such a ...

Oct. 30 (UPI) --President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law that increases penalties and expands enforcement tools to combat organized crime in Brazil amid growing concern over violence ...

Brazil will seek US help to combat organized crime as part of ongoing trade negotiations, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad ...

SAO PAULO — 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 at ...

SAO PAULO — 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 ...

Brazil’s Red Command gang created its own Uber-style ride-hailing app, showing how Brazilian gangs are combining real-world territorial control and increasing technological sophistication to generate ...

Authorities target multibillion-dollar schemes in fuel sector Operation Hidden Carbon involves 350 search warrants, 1 billion reais in assets blocked Brazil tax authority says funds concealed and ...

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 ...