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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Learn how the doctor arrested in operation against drug trafficking in MT and three other states operated

Doctor Naiara Batistelo was arrested in a drug trafficking operation in Brazil, suspected of being a key figure in laundering money from drug sales.

Feb 26 • 23:10 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Chief Commissioner of the Police of Alcalá de Henares resigns after two women report gender violence

Luis Antonio Moreno resigns from his position as Chief Commissioner of the Policía de Alcalá de Henares following allegations of domestic and gender violence by two women.

Feb 25 • 19:11 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The GEO of the Police planned to storm Congress and assumed the cost of up to 100 deaths

The Spanish National Police, known as Cuerpo Superior de Policía, developed a plan to storm the Congress of Deputies during a coup attempt in 1981, with potentially 100 casualties anticipated.

Feb 25 • 15:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fugitive for seven years for robbery-homicide is arrested in Angra dos Reis; Crime happened in Minas Gerais

A 71-year-old man was arrested in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, for a robbery-homicide he allegedly committed seven years ago in Minas Gerais.

Feb 24 • 19:23 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police find exposed wiring near zip line where friends died during wedding

A zip line in Bonito, Brazil, was found to have exposed wiring following the death of two friends who were electrocuted during a wedding celebration.

Feb 24 • 14:18 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman found dead inside house in Mendes

A 64-year-old woman was discovered dead in her home in Mendes, Brazil, after being out of contact for approximately 15 days.

Feb 24 • 13:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Teenager apprehended suspected of killing girlfriend with gunshot to the face in Macapá

A 16-year-old boy has been apprehended in Macapá, Brazil, on suspicion of killing his 15-year-old girlfriend with a gunshot wound to the face.

Feb 23 • 15:08 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Wanted for homicide is arrested after fleeing a federal road block and crashing a stolen car into three vehicles

A 25-year-old man wanted for homicide was arrested after fleeing a police roadblock in Recife and crashing a stolen car into multiple vehicles.

Feb 23 • 14:07 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

PF's leadership was displeased with Mendonça prohibiting the sharing of Master investigation data with superiors

André Mendonça's decision to restrict data sharing in the Master investigation has led to dissatisfaction among the Federal Police's leadership.

Feb 23 • 12:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Child Rescued by Águia Helicopter Team after Drowning in Salto

A three-year-old child was rescued by the Polícia Militar's Águia helicopter team after nearly drowning in Salto, São Paulo, where she was found in cardiac arrest and had to be transported to a hospital for further evaluation.

Feb 22 • 20:01 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Mendonça calls for new meeting with the Federal Police about Banco Master

Minister André Mendonça has called for a new meeting with the Federal Police regarding investigations into Banco Master, scheduled for Monday, October 23.

Feb 22 • 01:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fentanyl ampoules and nearly 1,400 portions of cocaine: PM finds drug lab in granary in Juiz de Fora

Brazilian police uncovered a drug lab in Juiz de Fora, leading to the arrest of a 25-year-old woman and the discovery of significant quantities of drugs.

Feb 21 • 21:48 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

São Paulo Tourist Arrested Suspected of Racial Insult Against Hotel Employee in Bahia

A tourist from São Paulo was arrested in Bahia for allegedly making racial insults towards a hotel employee.

Feb 21 • 20:55 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Marijuana bar found hidden in hole covered with banana leaves in MG

A bar of marijuana was discovered hidden in a hole covered with banana leaves in Santa Fé de Minas, Brazil, leading to the arrest of one man.

Feb 20 • 19:03 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Carnival records the highest number of deaths on roads since 2020

The Carnaval holiday in Brazil saw the highest number of fatalities on federal highways in six years, with 130 deaths reported.

Feb 20 • 01:34 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The police dismantle an entire block of 'squatted' apartments used as marijuana plantations in Villaverde

Police have dismantled a block of squatted apartments in Villaverde that were being used for large-scale cannabis cultivation by a family crime clan.

Feb 19 • 13:14 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

PRF seizes anabolic steroids, weight loss medications, and iPhones hidden in car in Ceará

Federal Highway Police (PRF) in Brazil seized a load of anabolic steroids, weight loss drugs, and illegal electronics from a car in Ceará, with three men arrested during the operation.

Feb 18 • 20:58 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Army soldier detained after harassing a police officer at a carnival block in Ibirapuera

A cadet from the Armed Forces was detained for harassing a police officer during a carnival event in São Paulo.

Feb 18 • 13:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Military police throws pepper spray in the face of district deputy at carnival block in DF

A military police officer used pepper spray on district deputy Fábio Felix during a carnival event in Brasília when he attempted to speak to officers overseeing the situation.

Feb 16 • 22:10 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Military Police executes arrest warrant against fugitive in Santarém

Military Police in Santarém arrested André Regis Gonzaga, a fugitive wanted for robbery, during a police operation.

Feb 16 • 12:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Commander of ship that sank in the Amazon is detained by police

The commander of a boat that sank in Manaus, Brazil, was arrested after the accident left two people dead and seven missing.

Feb 14 • 01:38 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Suspect of femicide in Farol de São Tomé is arrested after crashing car into ex-partner's motorcycle in Campos

A man suspected of involvement in the femicide of Márcia Valéria Costa was arrested in Espírito Santo after chasing and crashing his car into her motorcycle.

Feb 13 • 22:59 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

A judicial warehouse burned down in the Federal Police premises in Barracas

A fire broke out at a Federal Police site in Barracas, Buenos Aires, damaging several vehicles but resulting in no reported injuries or evacuations.

Feb 13 • 22:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fourth suspect in the robbery and murder of a jewelry businessman arrested in PI; drove the victim's stolen car

The fourth suspect involved in the robbery and murder of jewelry businessman Edivan Francisco de Moraes has been arrested in Piauí, Brazil.

Feb 13 • 11:20 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation arrests group suspected of loan sharking and extortion against an advisor to the Justice Court of AM

Six people were arrested in Manaus during a police operation investigating loan sharking and extortion against an advisor of the Amazonas Justice Court.

Feb 12 • 14:45 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

More than 200 social program cards seized in the house of a loan shark suspect in the interior of SP

Over 200 credit and social benefit cards were seized by the Civil Police in a raid on a loan shark suspect's home in Paraguaçu Paulista, SP.

Feb 11 • 22:50 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Traces of blood, cell phone, blank cartridge, and audios: what the police are analyzing in the investigation of the disappearance of a family in RS

The investigation into the disappearance of Silvana Germann de Aguiar and her elderly parents in Brazil has intensified with the discovery of critical evidence, including traces of blood and a temporary arrest of a suspect connected to the case.

Feb 10 • 19:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Suspects of blowing up lottery office during robbery in Manaus identified

The suspects involved in the explosive robbery of a lottery office in Manaus have been identified and are currently at large.

Feb 7 • 14:17 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

More than 1,000 free cancer diagnosis consultations offered in Teresina; see how to participate

Over a thousand free screening consultations for early cancer diagnosis will be available in Teresina this weekend at the Hospital da Polícia Militar.

Feb 6 • 21:05 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Carpenter hits brother on the head with hammer and shovel, threatens police and is arrested in Boa Vista

A carpenter was arrested after attacking his brother with a hammer and shovel and threatening police officers in Boa Vista, Roraima.

Feb 3 • 13:53 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

PM arrests woman for kidnapping a 6-year-old child in Ataléia

A 39-year-old woman was arrested in Ataléia for kidnapping a 6-year-old boy, whom she threatened with a knife before taking him away while he was playing outside.

Feb 2 • 16:36 UTC

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