Brazil’s “criminal economy” does not appear on any national balance sheet. Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion ...

A fugitive convicted of murder in Brazil has been arrested in Massachusetts, federal immigration authorities said. Fernando Antonio Vieira-Martins, 34, of Brazil, was arrested by federal officers in ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Gunmen in a car opened fire last November at Sao Paulo’s airport and killed a cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a daytime hit that was one of Brazil’s most shocking recent crimes. Police ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat, making him the first former president convicted of such a ...

The U.S. Department of State has updated its travel advisory for Brazil to Level 2, urging travelers to “exercise increased caution” following a kidnapping incident involving American tourists. The ...

WEST CHESTER — Hundreds of law enforcement agents searched Friday for a man recently convicted of murder in Pennsylvania for the fatal stabbing his ex-girlfriend, a day after he escaped from a county ...

A sweeping crackdown on organized crime in Brazil’s energy sector is helping the country’s fuel distributors claw back business from illegal operators, sending their stock prices soaring.

SAO PAULO — Gunmen in a car opened fire last November at Sao Paulo’s airport and killed a cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a daytime hit that was one of Brazil’s most shocking recent crimes. Police at ...