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Lula Launches 11 Billion-Real Crackdown on PCC and Red Command

The move doubles as an election-year push in a country where public security tops voter concerns.

Trump Issues Final-Hour Ultimatum to Iran, Threatens Strikes on Power Grid and Bridges

STF Majority Upholds Vorcaro’s Preventive Detention as Brasília Unveils Diesel Relief and U.S. Friction Grows

Toffoli Recuses From Master Cases as Zanin Denies Immediate CPI and STF Sets Vote on Vorcaro’s Detention

Chaos in Brazil’s Chamber Delays Vote on Bill That Could Cut Jan. 8 Sentences

Rio Assembly Postpones Bacellar Custody Vote as Castro Seeks Release Without Presidency

Rio Says 610 Barricades Cleared in First Week as Governor Makes Operation Permanent

Rio Court Extends Marcinho VP’s Federal Imprisonment by Three Years

Brazil’s Supreme Court Keeps Bolsonaro Jailed After Custody Hearings

Poll Backs Rio Megaoperation, Governor Outlines Next Steps

STF’s 1st Panel Unanimously Rejects Bolsonaro’s Appeal, Keeping 27-Year Sentence Intact

Moraes Orders Federal Probe Into Criminal Finances and Public-Sector Infiltration in Rio

Lula’s ‘Matança’ Remark Intensifies Fight Over Rio Megaoperation as STF and Senate Launch Scrutiny

Moraes Orders Evidence Safeguards in Rio Mega-Raid as State Defends Action to STF

Clausura Run-In Tightens: Relegation Fight Heats Up as Talleres Win and Derby Looms

Brazil’s Deadliest Police Operation Leaves 121 Dead as STF Seeks Answers and Federal Experts Join Probe

River Plate Sets Nov. 1 Presidential Vote With Record Eligible Membership

Wanda Nara Denies Claim Her 2024 Favela Video Was Enabled by Rio’s Comando Vermelho

Rio Police Mega-Raid Leaves At Least 130 Dead as UN and Brasília Press for Answers

Rio’s Deadliest Police Operation Leaves 121 Dead as Federal Scrutiny and Joint Response Build