CRIME IN BRAZIL

Favela Wars

1998
Brazilian jailed for killing street children -TV

1999
Affluent Brazilians lock out violence, real world

2000
A Brazilian Convict's Path From Poverty to 'a Very Dark Place'
Police tactics questioned as Brazil confronts rising tide of crime

2001
Una brasileña le cortó el pene a su marido 'infiel'
Brazilian Prison Revolt Exposes a Crumbling System
Smuggling's Wild Side in Brazil

2002
Brazil Prison Riot Kills 11
Brazil prisons smoldering a year after mass riot
Crime gang closes Rio stores, schools
Gangs backed by drug funds, lawlessness plague Brazil
Kidnapped Brazilian Ad Executive Is Freed in a Police Raid

2003
As Crime and Politics Collide in Rio, City Cowers in Fear
Police Encircle Rio Shantytowns as Gang Warfare Leaves 9 Dead

2004
Three policemen killed, ten wounded in ambush in Rio de Janeiro
Handyman recants murder confession
Police pour into two Rio slums to suppress bloody drug rivalry
Gang shuts Rio shops to mourn kingpin
Prison riot toll climbs to 14, some decapitated
Brazil's army to fight Rio drug lords
Bullet-Riddled Brazil Puts Gun Measure in Place
Bus full of police robbed