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Pele robbed by armed youths Map of Santos Brazil| Soccer legend was held at gunpoint by a band of youths and robbed of a gold necklace, his cell phone and a watch | | |
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| May.7 |
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Man acquitted in U.S. nun's assassination Rancher Vitalmiro 'Bida' Bastos, convicted for the 2005 killing of a nun has been acquitted after a witness contradicted his own testimony
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| Apr.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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9 killed after police raid shantytown A raid set off a fierce gun battle that killed at least 9 people and wounded 7. Some 180 officers entered the Vila Cruzeiro slum
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| Dec.21 |
Sao Paulo |
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Raided museum 'uninsured' Officials at the Sao Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil's top modern art museum, where 2 paintings were stolen have admitted its collection is uninsured
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| Dec.20 |
Sao Paulo |
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Picasso painting stolen in museum heist Thieves broke into the Museum of Art and made off with paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari in a brazen heist lasting 3 min.
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| Nov.22 |
Amazon |
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Brazil shocked by jail girl rape Authorities are investigating reports that a 15-year-old was left in a police cell with 20 men for a month and repeatedly sexually abused
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| Sep.13 |
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Gang used ATM 'blood suckers' to steal Police arrested 24 people in a crackdown on a gang that implanted devices in ATMs that recorded banking data
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| Aug.27 |
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Lula ex-aide faces corruption trial Jose Dirceu is to stand trial for his role in one of the country's biggest corruption scandals in recent history
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| Aug.20 |
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Brazil unveils strategy on crime President Lula has announced a plan costing over $3bn aimed at tackling the high levels of crime in the cities
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| Aug.7 |
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Alleged Colombian drug lord arrested Ramirez Abadia wanted by the United States was arrested in a luxury condominium
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| Jun.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Police kill 13 suspected drug traffickers A huge operation aimed at ending a war between authorities and gangs that has raged for nearly 2 months in a slum
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| Apr.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Gaming sting nets judge, prosecutor Federal police arrested the chief organizer of annual Carnival parade in a crackdown on illegal gaming and money laundering
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Australian admits terror charge
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| Mar.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Wanted Italian seized A former Italian revolutionary Cesare Battisti wanted in Italy in connection with four murders
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| Dec.28 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio hit by deadly gang violence Gang attacks on buses and police stations have left at least 18 people dead,
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| Dec.8 |
Sao Paulo |
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US pilots charged in Amazon jetliner crash Brazilian federal police charged 2 New York pilots involved in a collision with exposing an aircraft to danger
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| Jul.22 |
Sao Paulo |
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Red Baron heiress killed parents Suzane von Richtofen, a descendant of the German World War I flying ace, has been sentenced to 39 years
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| Jun.26 |
Sao Paulo |
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Police break up gang plot; 13 killed Police killed 13 gang members in shootouts after authorities foiled a plot to launch new attacks against officers
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| May.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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156 killed in police vs. gang violence
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| May.16 |
Sao Paulo |
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Police backlash lifts toll
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| May.15 |
Sao Paulo |
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State's prison revolts end| Revolts in 70 jails have come to an end, after 4 days of violence in which at least 81 people died | |
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| May.14 |
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Gang attacks leave 52 dead A powerful criminal gang launched a wave of attacks against police stations and uprisings in jails across the state
| The attacks began on 6 p.m. Friday. By Sunday there were at least 73 separate attacks with machine guns and grenades continued to dawn, staged in 22 detention centers
The dead include 35 police and prison guards, 3 civilians, and 14 gang members.
State Public Safety Department blamed the Primeiro Comando da Capital, or the First Capital Command.
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| May.13 |
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Jail riots follow attacks
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Police attacks leave 30 dead| Overnight gang attacks on Brazilian police left 30 people dead and 32 wounded | |
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| Mar.29 |
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Call for corruption action
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| Dec.27 |
Amazon |
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Inmates hold some 200 hostages
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Pinochet charged over dissidents
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| Jun.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Jail revolt leaves 34 dead Inmates seized guns and hostages during an attempt to stage a jailbreak
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| Apr.22 |
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Police ring riot prison Police in the city of Porto Velho have surrounded a prison where a 5-day uprising has left at least 9 people dead
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| Dec.6 |
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Pirates kill America's Cup skipper| New Zealander Peter Blake, 53, has been shot dead in an attack by masked gunmen on boat as it lay anchored | |
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Gaming sting nets judge, prosecutor Federal police arrested the chief organizer of annual Carnival parade in a crackdown on illegal gaming and money laundering
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| Mar.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Wanted Italian seized A former Italian revolutionary Cesare Battisti wanted in Italy in connection with four murders
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.7 |
Sao Paulo |
Alleged Colombian drug lord arrested Ramirez Abadia wanted by the United States was arrested in a luxury condominium
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| Jun.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Police kill 13 suspected drug traffickers A huge operation aimed at ending a war between authorities and gangs that has raged for nearly 2 months in a slum
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| 2006 |
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| Mar.29 |
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Call for corruption action
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
9 killed after police raid shantytown A raid set off a fierce gun battle that killed at least 9 people and wounded 7. Some 180 officers entered the Vila Cruzeiro slum
| 2006 |
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| Dec.28 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio hit by deadly gang violence Gang attacks on buses and police stations have left at least 18 people dead,
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| Jun.26 |
Sao Paulo |
Police break up gang plot; 13 killed Police killed 13 gang members in shootouts after authorities foiled a plot to launch new attacks against officers
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| 2008 |
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| Jun. 22 |
Sao Paulo |
Pele robbed by armed youths Map of Santos Brazil| Soccer legend was held at gunpoint by a band of youths and robbed of a gold necklace, his cell phone and a watch | | |
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| 2006 |
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| May.15 |
Sao Paulo |
State's prison revolts end| Revolts in 70 jails have come to an end, after 4 days of violence in which at least 81 people died | |
| 2005 |
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| Dec.27 |
Amazon |
Inmates hold some 200 hostages
| 2004 |
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| Jun.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Jail revolt leaves 34 dead Inmates seized guns and hostages during an attempt to stage a jailbreak
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| Apr.22 |
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Police ring riot prison Police in the city of Porto Velho have surrounded a prison where a 5-day uprising has left at least 9 people dead
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| 2008 |
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| May.7 |
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Man acquitted in U.S. nun's assassination Rancher Vitalmiro 'Bida' Bastos, convicted for the 2005 killing of a nun has been acquitted after a witness contradicted his own testimony
| 2007 |
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| Aug.27 |
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Lula ex-aide faces corruption trial Jose Dirceu is to stand trial for his role in one of the country's biggest corruption scandals in recent history
| 2006 |
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| Dec.8 |
Sao Paulo |
US pilots charged in Amazon jetliner crash Brazilian federal police charged 2 New York pilots involved in a collision with exposing an aircraft to danger
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| 2006 |
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| May.14 |
Sao Paulo |
Gang attacks leave 52 dead A powerful criminal gang launched a wave of attacks against police stations and uprisings in jails across the state
| The attacks began on 6 p.m. Friday. By Sunday there were at least 73 separate attacks with machine guns and grenades continued to dawn, staged in 22 detention centers
The dead include 35 police and prison guards, 3 civilians, and 14 gang members.
State Public Safety Department blamed the Primeiro Comando da Capital, or the First Capital Command.
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| May.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Police attacks leave 30 dead| Overnight gang attacks on Brazilian police left 30 people dead and 32 wounded | |
| 2001 |
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| Dec.6 |
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Pirates kill America's Cup skipper| New Zealander Peter Blake, 53, has been shot dead in an attack by masked gunmen on boat as it lay anchored | |
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| 2006 |
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| Jul.22 |
Sao Paulo |
Red Baron heiress killed parents Suzane von Richtofen, a descendant of the German World War I flying ace, has been sentenced to 39 years
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| 2006 |
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| May.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Jail riots follow attacks
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.22 |
Amazon |
Brazil shocked by jail girl rape Authorities are investigating reports that a 15-year-old was left in a police cell with 20 men for a month and repeatedly sexually abused
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.21 |
Sao Paulo |
Raided museum 'uninsured' Officials at the Sao Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil's top modern art museum, where 2 paintings were stolen have admitted its collection is uninsured
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| Dec.20 |
Sao Paulo |
Picasso painting stolen in museum heist Thieves broke into the Museum of Art and made off with paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari in a brazen heist lasting 3 min.
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| Sep.13 |
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Gang used ATM 'blood suckers' to steal Police arrested 24 people in a crackdown on a gang that implanted devices in ATMs that recorded banking data
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