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Twenty dead in attempted breakout from Brazil prison

April 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

A number of inmates at a jail in the northern Brazilian city of Belem have died during an attempted mass breakout. They were aided by an armed group outside the jail which used explosives against […]

Brazil: Gunmen storm Fortaleza nightclub killing 14

January 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

Gunmen have stormed a nightclub in north-east Brazil, killing at least 14 people. Three cars of attackers swooped in on the venue, located on the outskirts of Fortaleza, during the early hours of Saturday morning. […]

Olympic Committee suspends Brazilian arm after chief’s arrest

October 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended its Brazilian arm amid an investigation into corruption allegations. It also suspended the head of Brazil’s Olympic committee, Carlos Nuzman, as an honorary member, and has frozen all […]

Eike Batista: Brazilian ex-billionaire leaves jail

May 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

BRAZIL – A Brazilian oil and mining magnate, who was once one of the richest men in the world, has left a notorious prison in Rio de Janeiro for house arrest ahead of a corruption […]

Brazil footballer Bruno Fernandes to return to jail over murder

April 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Brazilian footballer Bruno Fernandes has been ordered to return to jail to continue serving his 22-year-term for his role in the kidnapping and murder of his former girlfriend in 2010. The ex-Flamengo goalkeeper was released […]

Son of Pele begins sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking

February 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

The son of Brazil’s footballing legend, Pele, has handed himself in to complete his sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking. Edinho, a former professional goalkeeper, was first arrested in 2005 over the charges, but […]

Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista held in corruption probe

January 30, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A business tycoon who was once Brazil’s richest man has turned himself in to police after landing in Rio de Janeiro on a flight from New York. Police had issued an arrest warrant for Eike […]

Another Brazil Jail Riot Leaves Many Dead

January 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

Inmates have seized control of the largest prison in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal. Police say at least 10 prisoners have been killed at the Alcacuz jail. Many others are thought to have been […]

Over 60 Deaths In Brazil Prison Riot

January 2, 2017 World Justice News 0

A riot in an overcrowded prison in northern Brazil has left at least 60 inmates dead, many of them decapitated, officials say. The unrest in Manaus, in Amazonas state, started on Sunday after a fight […]

Brazil – police detain wife of murdered Greek ambassador Amiridis

December 30, 2016 zoshinuk 0

BRAZIL – Police in Rio de Janeiro have detained the Greek ambassador’s wife and three other people on suspicion of involvement in his murder. The envoy, Kyriakos Amiridis, had been missing since Monday. His body […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]