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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man with electronic ankle monitor is arrested after being caught by the police packaging drugs in Curuá

A man was arrested in Curuá, Brazil, while packaging drugs for sale, with a police operation capturing the moment of the crime.

Feb 28 • 13:50 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

TJRR server arrested with child pornography on 10 electronic devices

A public servant from Roraima's Court of Justice has been arrested for possession of child pornography, with police seizing ten electronic devices during the operation.

Feb 26 • 23:57 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Federal Police carries out search warrant in Natal in operation against electronic bank fraud

The Federal Police in Brazil has launched an operation targeting electronic bank fraud, executing a search warrant in Natal that led to the seizure of various items linked to criminal activities.

Feb 26 • 15:53 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man monitored by electronic bracelet is beaten to death in Acre

Luiz Carlos Ferreira de Araújo, a 29-year-old in Rio Branco, Brazil, was beaten to death in an incident involving witness reports of screams for help.

Feb 26 • 15:14 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Uncovering an Online Cricket Betting Network Operating for 10 Years

Police have uncovered an online cricket betting network operating for the past 10 years in Nagaur, Rajasthan, resulting in two arrests and the seizure of various electronic devices.

Feb 26 • 10:14 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Civil servant investigated for leaking ministers' data requests removal of ankle bracelet and access to emails

The defense of Ruth dos Santos, a federal revenue servant accused of leaking data of Supreme Federal Court ministers, has requested the removal of her electronic ankle bracelet and reinstatement of her email access.

Feb 25 • 14:19 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Owner and seller of a tobacco shop in Ceilândia are arrested for selling 'vapes'

The owner and a seller of a tobacco shop in Ceilândia, Brazil, were arrested for illegally selling electronic cigarettes, which have been banned in the country since 2009.

Feb 25 • 13:49 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Moraes orders search and installation of electronic ankle bracelet on the 6th target of the investigation into data leaks

A Brazilian federal police operation targeting individuals involved in leaking sensitive data from the Supreme Court led to the installation of electronic ankle bracelets on new suspects.

Feb 25 • 13:46 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fugitive from Justice, Oruam releases music and appears with electronic bracelet in clip

Rapper Oruam, who is wanted by the authorities, has released a new music video featuring him wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet while discussing the Brazilian justice system.

Feb 25 • 13:41 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man with electronic ankle bracelet arrested with bars of marijuana in São José da Safira

A man with an electronic ankle bracelet was arrested in São José da Safira, Brazil, for drug trafficking after a police operation following an anonymous tip-off.

Feb 24 • 18:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Civil Police Operation Targets Fraud of Up to 100 Million Reais in São Paulo

A Civil Police operation in Brazil targets an organized crime group suspected of committing electronic fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering, with investigations revealing various schemes.

Feb 24 • 10:40 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
Crime & Justice

What is the "confusion of sentences" that Nicolas Sarkozy will ask judges to avoid the electronic bracelet?

Nicolas Sarkozy is requesting judges to apply a legal principle called 'confusion of sentences' to avoid serving a new term with an electronic bracelet after a recent conviction.

Feb 22 • 21:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police seize 764 electronic devices without an invoice on BR-116 in Engenheiro Caldas

Police in Brazil apprehended a driver carrying 764 electronic items without an invoice during a routine check on BR-116.

Feb 22 • 20:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police seize medications, cigarettes, and tires without invoices with convoy on highway in the interior of SP

Police in São Paulo seized a convoy of vehicles transporting illegal goods from Paraguay, including medications, cigarettes, and electronic items.

Feb 21 • 20:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Young man arrested suspected of selling electronic cigarettes on demand in Piracicaba condominium

A 21-year-old man was arrested in Piracicaba, Brazil, suspected of selling electronic cigarettes on order from a condominium.

Feb 20 • 12:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Investigated for corruption, former vice-mayor of a city in MG serves house arrest with ankle bracelet after leaving the country and losing office

Hidelbrando Canabrava Rodrigues Neto, the former vice-mayor of Itaúna, Brazil, is currently under house arrest with electronic monitoring due to ongoing corruption investigations in the mining sector.

Feb 19 • 20:39 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Young man monitored by electronic ankle bracelet and prohibited from leaving home without authorization arrested after committing robbery in MG

A 23-year-old man, already under electronic surveillance for a previous crime, was arrested for committing robbery in Curvelo, MG.

Feb 19 • 16:26 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Arrest of 'Account Preparers' in Securities Account Takeover Case, Allegedly Established and Transferred for Profit

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of electronic computer fraud in a case involving the takeover of securities accounts and unauthorized stock trading in Japan.

Feb 19 • 05:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Court denies house arrest to mother who violated electronic monitoring 667 times and robbed a butcher shop in MT

A mother, who violated her electronic monitoring 667 times and committed robbery, was denied house arrest by the court in Brazil.

Feb 17 • 20:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Murder of Venezuelan child in PR: suspect interrupted electronic bracelet signal three days before the crime

A Venezuelan child was found murdered in Brazil on February 15, and the prime suspect had disabled his electronic monitoring device days prior to the crime.

Feb 17 • 15:42 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Criminals with electronic ankle monitors are arrested for continuing drug sales and ties with factions in PI

Several criminals monitored by electronic ankle bracelets were arrested in Piauí for continuing drug trafficking activities.

Feb 14 • 18:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Video of influencer dancing in mall leads to monitored individual returning to prison in RO; understand

A viral video of influencer Uesley Aquino de Souza dancing in a shopping mall while on electronic monitoring has resulted in his return to prison after losing his electronic monitoring privileges.

Feb 14 • 16:04 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Couple arrested with various electronic cigarettes in operation in the South Zone of Teresina

A couple was arrested in Teresina, Brazil, for possessing various electronic cigarettes as part of a drug trafficking investigation.

Feb 13 • 17:36 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Suspect arrested for involvement in cigarette cargo theft in Caxias

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a cargo theft of cigarettes in Caxias, Brazil, with police seizing weapons and electronic devices during the operation.

Feb 12 • 18:56 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Member of a faction using an electronic bracelet is killed in a clash with the police in PI

A 23-year-old suspect involved with a criminal faction and drug trafficking was killed in a confrontation with police in Regeneração, Piauí.

Feb 12 • 12:42 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Former Assistant to Prosecutor Arrested for Violating Precautionary Measure in Teresina

André Ricardo Bispo Lima, a former assistant to Prosecutor Maurício Verdejo, was arrested for violating electronic monitoring conditions in Teresina.

Feb 12 • 12:07 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation in SP targets Chinese organization accused of laundering in the sale of electronic products with a movement of R$ 1.1 billion

A coordinated police operation in São Paulo aims at a Chinese criminal organization implicated in laundering over R$ 1.1 billion through the sale of electronic products nationwide.

Feb 12 • 09:34 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Served Sentence for Too Long but Does Not Receive a Dime

A man in Iceland will not receive compensation for serving a longer sentence under electronic surveillance than warranted, as the court found no grounds for liability.

Feb 11 • 11:23 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

SNAI warns that the electronic bracelet of Aquiles Alvarez could only be removed by technical personnel from the institution

The SNAI has warned that electronic monitoring devices cannot be removed by users, following the removal of such a device by Guayaquil's mayor, Aquiles Alvarez, amidst an investigation into illegal fuel sales.

Feb 10 • 18:29 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Electronic ankle bracelet, social media ban, and exposure in videos: see cautionary measures indicated to Hytalo Santos by the rapporteur at TJPB

Influencer Hytalo Santos is undergoing a habeas corpus judgment that may result in his release with several precautionary measures imposed by the court.

Feb 10 • 18:26 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Interior left drug lord 'El Anodino' without control for 10 months, who introduced 2 billion in drugs into Spain, due to lack of 'available devices'

Spanish authorities failed to monitor drug lord Ignacio Torán for 10 months due to a lack of electronic tracking devices, despite recognizing the risk of his potential flight.

Feb 9 • 18:30 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Agostina Páez Case: A Lawyer Revealed Whether the Argentine Detained in Brazil for Racist Gestures Can Return or Not

Agostina Páez, an Argentine detained in Brazil for making racist gestures, is under legal scrutiny as uncertainties loom about her ability to return home while she remains under electronic monitoring in Rio de Janeiro.

Feb 9 • 16:43 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Agostina Páez: the Argentine lawyer detained in Brazil has been taken to a police station, but for now she will not go to jail

Agostina Páez, an Argentine lawyer accused of making racist gestures in Brazil, has been taken to a police station but will remain under house arrest with an electronic bracelet instead of being sent to prison.

Feb 6 • 21:03 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Congress to See Unredacted Epstein Documents

U.S. Congress members will have access to unredacted Epstein documents starting Monday, according to sources for NBC News, but they cannot bring electronic devices or view the original physical files.

Feb 6 • 21:01 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police arrest Argentine accused of racial slur against bar staff

Rio de Janeiro police arrested Argentine lawyer and influencer Agostina Páez for racial slurs against bar staff in Ipanema while she was wearing an electronic ankle bracelet.

Feb 6 • 16:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fugitive arrested while selling corn to disguise drug trade in Piauí

A young man was arrested while selling corn as a cover for drug trafficking in Altos, Piauí, having broken his electronic ankle monitor and suspected of gang affiliation.

Feb 6 • 13:22 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Espionage Case: NATO 'dusting off' the wing commander – How the EYP traced him

An espionage case involving a 50-year-old wing commander suspected of leaking highly classified military information to China has come to light, with investigations led by EYP uncovering his suspicious activities through electronic traces.

Feb 6 • 04:39 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

MP requests electronic ankle bracelet for owner of Ultrafarma and arrest of fugitive auditor involved in corruption scheme at the Treasury Department

The São Paulo Public Ministry has requested the re-application of an electronic ankle bracelet for Ultrafarma's owner, Sidney Oliveira, who is under investigation for tax fraud involving the state Treasury, alongside the arrest of a fugitive auditor.

Feb 5 • 23:16 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Vials of tirzepatide and electronic cigarettes found in bus refrigerator on MG-122

Vials of tirzepatide and electronic cigarettes were discovered in a bus refrigerator during a police inspection in Francisco Sá, Brazil.

Feb 5 • 22:50 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Order for the arrest of the Santiago lawyer who made racist gestures in Brazil

Brazilian authorities have ordered the arrest of Agostina Páez, an Argentine lawyer, for making racist gestures at bar employees in Ipanema while under electronic monitoring to prevent her exit from the country.

Feb 5 • 21:08 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Group diverted R$ 1 million from electronic payment company through frauds, says police

A police operation aimed at dismantling a group suspected of electronic fraud and money laundering led to the seizure of evidence and an estimated loss of over R$ 1 million to a payment institution.

Feb 5 • 19:23 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman arrested in Fortaleza after breaking into apartment and stealing notebooks, tablets, and other items

A 43-year-old woman was arrested in Fortaleza for allegedly breaking into a student apartment and stealing electronic devices and other property.

Feb 5 • 09:39 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

'Free flow' toll scam uses fake websites to steal from drivers; see how to protect yourself

Drivers have fallen victim to a new scam exploiting the electronic toll system known as 'free flow', where criminals create fake websites to mimic toll payments and divert victims' money through Pix transfers.

Feb 5 • 09:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man arrested on suspicion of storing child sexual abuse material in Belém

A man was arrested in Belém for allegedly storing child sexual abuse material on electronic devices during a police operation aimed at combating crimes against the sexual dignity of children and adolescents.

Feb 4 • 22:00 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
Crime & Justice

Estonia and Latvia have problems with cross-border crime

Estonia and Latvia are addressing concerns over cross-border crime, with intentions to implement stricter controls, but differ on the necessity of electronic entry forms for third-country nationals.

Feb 4 • 19:24 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Semi-open prisoners are prohibited from attending Carnival parties in 2026, decides Acre Justice

The Justice of Acre has ruled that individuals on semi-open prison sentences equipped with electronic ankle bracelets are prohibited from attending Carnival festivities in Rio Branco for the year 2026.

Feb 4 • 17:39 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Oruam changed his ankle monitor in December, and the replaced device had 'electronic damage' due to possible 'high impact', says Seap

Funk and trap singer Oruam, who changed his ankle monitor on December 9 due to defects, is now on the run after a new arrest warrant was issued following a judge's decision.

Feb 4 • 12:13 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Bolsonaro completes 6 months in prison with a struggle for survival and negotiations for house arrest

Jair Bolsonaro has spent six months in prison, aiming to negotiate a return to house arrest after violating terms with an electronic ankle bracelet last November.

Feb 4 • 02:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Oruam's ankle monitor has been deactivated since Sunday; singer is wanted

The electronic ankle monitor of the Brazilian funk and trap singer Oruam has been turned off since Sunday, making him a fugitive after a new arrest warrant was issued.

Feb 3 • 19:03 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Weight loss drugs and illegal perfumes seized on MS highway

Federal Police and Customs seized weight loss medications, electronic devices, and illegal perfumes in Dourados, MS, during a highway operation, resulting in one arrest.

Feb 3 • 18:16 UTC

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