Tag Archives: Rio de Janeiro crime statistics

Is Rio getting worse?

Mega-event make-up might be right, after all Your blogger has been quiet for too long, partly due to other commitments, mostly out of bewilderment. What to say? Over the last five years, improved public safety has been at the heart … Continue reading

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Rio security chief not happy with social programs nor housing info

Signs of tension between state and city government In headlining this long and very open interview with state Public Safety Secretary José Mariano Beltrame, O Dia newspaper emphasized the state’s decision to use off-duty military police officers to increase police coverage … Continue reading

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