Brazil’s Red Command gang created its own Uber-style ride-hailing app, showing how Brazilian gangs are combining real-world territorial control and increasing technological sophistication to generate ...

A new anti-crime bill in Brazil targets the son of a jailed Red Command gang leader who is using his music to advocate for his father’s freedom. But the measure is unlikely to have much impact on ...

Their target was the Comando Vermelho (CV), or Red Command, a criminal organization that has ruled these hillside shantytowns for decades. During the operation, at least 117 suspected gunmen and four ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — On Tuesday, police in Rio de Janeiro launched an operation in two of the city’s favelas that left 121 dead, including four police officers, and an unknown number of people wounded.

eople stand next to the bodies with a sign that reads "Claudio Castro (Rio de Janeiro governor) assassin and terrorist" in the Penha neighborhood a day after a massive anti-gang police operation took ...

Before dawn on October 28th, security forces advanced into dozens of slums in Rio de Janeiro. Their targets were the leaders of the Red Command, Brazil’s second-largest drug gang. Armoured trucks ...

“In return, the PCC handled transport, logistics and sales — to Europe, Africa, and beyond.” From friends to rivals Until then, the Red Command and PCC were not enemies. But their fragile coexistence ...