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Bolsonaro ally arrested in Paraguay after fleeing Brazil over coup case
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Brazilian former police chief Silvinei Vasques, convicted over a coup attempt linked to Jair Bolsonaro, was arrested in Paraguay after fleeing Brazil. He was detained at an airport for identity theft and handed over to Brazilian authorities.
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Brazil police raid Bolsonaro's home, fit ankle tag over fears flight risk
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Brazilian police raided the residence and political office of former President Jair Bolsonaro early Friday (local time), enforcing strict legal measures, including fitting him with an electronic ankle monitor over concerns of his attempting to flee the country while facing trial for allegedl
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Brazilian police arrest two people over alleged plot to attack Lady Gaga's
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, the two persons had tried to "recruit" people, including teenagers, to conduct coordinated attacks at a concert on Saturday, using improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails. According to police, the attack was planned to gain "notoriety on s
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Brazilian police team to participate in UAE SWAT Challenge 2024
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Comando de Operacoes Taticas (COT), the tactical unit of the Federal Police of Brazil, confirmed its readiness to participate in the UAE SWAT Challenge 2024.
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At least nine killed in Rio de Janeiro raid, says Brazilian police
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
At least nine people have been killed in a police raid in the city of Rio de Janeiro, as a result of law enforcement activity in the city’s poor favela neighbourhoods, Al Jazeera reported citing the Brazilian authorities.
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Brazil's President Lula criticizes police for protesters' breach of govern
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Protesters supporting the far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro besieged government buildings on Sunday, calling for the military to intervene and oust the leftist hero Lula da Silva.
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Brazil: Suspect confesses to killing 2 men missing in Amazon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], June 16 (ANI): Brazilian police have found human remains in their search for a missing British journalist and an Indigenous expert after a suspect confessed to killing them in the Amazon forest, according to media reports.
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Brazil police searching for China consulate attacker
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], September 19 (ANI): Brazilian Police are looking for a man who threw an explosive device at the Chinese Consulate General in the capital city of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, a media report said.
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Brazilian police uses rubber bullets on protesters over black man's killin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Porto Alegre [Brazil], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The Brazilian police have used rubber bullets to disperse a crowd during the protests in the Porto Alegre city over killing of a customer in a Carrefour chain store, the G1 news website has reported.
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Former Brazilian President Michel Temer arrested over corruption charges
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], March 22 (ANI): The Brazilian police on Thursday (local time) arrested former President Michel Temer on graft charges.
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F1 chief Ecclestone's kidnapped mother-in-law rescued unharmed
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 1 (ANI): The kidnapped mother-in-law of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been rescued unharmed after more than a month in captivity, the Brazilian police have confirmed.
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