A civil police officer co-piloting a helicopter was shot in the head on Thursday while authorities conducted an operation in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said. The officer was working as part of a raid ...

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 ...

Brazil’s federal police have raided the homes in Rio de ... Thursday’s operation stemmed from the 2017 seizure of 60 pieces of firearms at Rio de Janeiro’s international airport.

Brazilian authorities say a civil police officer co-piloting a helicopter ... Officials said that criminals are using military-grade weapons against helicopters and that attacks on police aircraft ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian military police killed ... public security did not confirm his death. The military police seized three firearms along with ammunition from the vehicle.

In a statement, Rio de Janeiro police criticized an ongoing case in Brazil’s Supreme Court ... said that criminals are using military-grade weapons against helicopters and that attacks on ...