The Latest Breaking News from Federal Police

Brazil's federal police to be stretched by budget cuts, says official

Brazil's federal police could see essential services, including Amazon rainforest protection, impacted by a budget shortfall into 2023, said a senator-elect and senior aide to the president-elect on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

Brazil Federal Police raid FGV think-tank amid fraud, graft probe

Brazil's Federal Police on Thursday carried out search warrants in the Rio de Janeiro headquarters of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) as part of a probe into alleged fraud, graft and money laundering in the globally respected think tank.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

What do we know about REvil, the Russian ransomware gang likely behind the Medibank cyber attack?

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw on Friday confirmed police believe the criminal group behind the recent Medibank cyber attack is from Russia. Kershaw said their intelligence points to a

The Conversation · Nov 11, 2022

The insidious take-over of Mexico’s police

Disorganised attempts to improve policing in Mexico have led to the slow creep of the army and skyrocketing murder rates.

360info · Sep 30, 2022

Cops on Brazil's campaign trail call for backup as violence spikes

The day after a Workers Party (PT) official was shot dead by a supporter of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in July, the Federal Police guarding his leftist campaign rival sent a classified memo to senior colleagues across Brazil.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

Bolsonaro's gun laws arm Brazil's brazen bank thieves

In August last year, Brazilian farmer Reinaldo Huijsmans reported a break-in at his house in the town of Maracaju, where thieves stole six legally registered weapons, including a T4 Taurus assault rifle.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022

Ex-Federal Police detectives criticize Brazil's 'authoritarian and illegal' Supreme Court

A group of retired Federal Police detectives has released a statement accusing members of Brazil's Supreme Court of using the force to take what they called "authoritarian and illegal measures".

Reuters · Aug 26, 2022

Report: Brazil authorities turn blind eye to deforestation

Illegal loggers have destroyed some 18,500 square kilometers (7,100 square miles) of public forests over the past six years in the Brazilian Amazon

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

Brazil: police arrest 3rd suspect in Amazon deaths

Brazil’s federal police said Saturday that a third suspect in the deaths of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira has been arrested

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022

A British journalist's remains have been found in Brazil's Amazon, police say

Human remains found deep in Brazil's Amazon have been identified as belonging to British journalist Dom Phillips, according to Brazil's federal police.

WEKU · Jun 17, 2022