Brazilian Police Helicopter Co-Pilot Shot During Rio Operation Against Van Theft Gang SAO PAULO (AP) — A civil police officer co-piloting a helicopter was shot in the head on Thursday while ...

Brazilian police have killed at least three men in the Sao Paulo area in what officials said was an exchange of fire when officers engaged with suspected burglars.

A landmark case challenging police violence in low-income communities — known as the “ADPF of the Favelas” — resumes Thursday ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian military police killed at least three men in the Sao Paulo area in what officials said Wednesday was an exchange of fire when officers engaged with suspected ...

The officer was working as part of a raid against a criminal group specializing in van thefts in the western region of the Brazilian city. He was taken to a local hospital, according to police.