Hang glider crash in São Conrado kills instructor and Argentine tourist; videos are with police
Security camera footage and images from cameras attached to the wing show the collision on a ramp next to the landing strip, in Rio's South Zone.
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10 storiesFederal Police launch operation over threats and racist attacks aimed at Congresswoman Talíria Petrone
A search warrant was served in Teresópolis (RJ) against a suspect accused of sending threatening messages to the lawmaker and her relatives.
Drug war in Volta Redonda leaves three dead and puts police officers under investigation
About 40 criminals from Complexo da Penha reportedly entered the city; the battalion commander was dismissed.
Nov 01 · 04:00
Court opens sealed medical records on Tancredo Neves' 1985 hospitalization to his family
The TRF-1 ruled unanimously that medical files and other papers be released, more than 40 years after the death of the president-elect.
Nov 03 · 17:30
Family of man from Pará killed in combat in Ukraine tries to recover his body; Itamaraty not yet notified
Hendrick Lima Gonçalves, 22, a native of Tucuruí, reportedly died on October 30; fighting is hindering the search.
Nov 03 · 14:40
Trial of police officers accused of killing Kathlen Romeu rescheduled for December 1
The judge moved the date up to avoid further postponements during the national jury month; the pregnant young woman was shot in 2021 in Complexo do Lins.
Nov 03 · 03:00
Court removes ankle monitors from ten suspects linked to Operation Rejeito, in Minas
The decision kept monitoring in place for two other targets identified as leaders of a group suspected of hindering the investigations.
Nov 03 · 03:00
TikTok profiles show rifles and gangs in livestreams with thousands of viewers in Rio
A g1 report points to broadcasts by suspects, displays of weapons and drugs, and accounts used to sell cloned cars.
Oct 31 · 14:42
University expels medical students over insults to scholarship students alluding to Nazism after the election
The institution in Maringá also issued warnings and suspensions but does not disclose how many students received each punishment.
Nov 03 · 10:30
MC Poze summoned to testify over rape complaint involving a teenager and does not go to the police station
The singer denies the accusations; his defense says it has had only partial access to the investigation.