News of police

Entire Brasilia police force to deploy for Lula's swearing-in

28-12-2022 13:14 Over the weekend, a man was arrested after allegedly placing explosives in a fuel truck near Brasilia's airport, hoping to sow "chaos" ahead of the inauguration Sunday.

A football match is not a war

14-10-2022 08:27 Events at the Gimnasia-Boca match show that a comprehensive overhaul of the policing of football matches is long overdue.

by Dan Edwards

Bolivian ex-leader Jeanine Áñez sentenced to 10 years in prison

13-06-2022 13:57 Bolivian ex-president Jeanine Áñez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for an alleged plot to oust her rival and predecessor Evo Morales.

Boris Johnson: the 'greased piglet' slips away again

06-06-2022 21:51 Conservative leader Boris Johnson – once described as a 'greased piglet' for his powers of political escapology – slips away again.

Founder of ‘Los Monos’ drug gang arrested

29-04-2022 15:04 Founder of the ‘Los Monos’ drug-trafficking gang, Máximo Ariel ‘El Viejo’ Cantero, arrested and taken into custody.

Drug-related violence soars to ‘critical’ levels in Rosario

29-04-2022 15:01 At least 90 killed from narco-violence in Rosario so far this year; Slain bodies found in mafia-style killings as local authorities warn the situation is ‘critical.’

One protester dead, several injured in clashes with Peru police following protests

07-04-2022 13:20 Under-fire Peru President Pedro Castillo calls off a curfew in Lima aimed at curbing nationwide protests against rising food and fuel prices but unrest continues.

UK PM apologises as 'partygate' report condemns 'failures of leadership'

31-01-2022 14:44 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologises after his government was criticised for "failures of leadership and judgment" in allowing lockdown-breaching parties at Downing Street.

Second day of clashes in Rawson after approval of Chubut mining law

18-12-2021 08:05 Lawmakers in Chubut approve controversial zoning law authorising mining in region's central plateau; At least 30 injuries and seven protesters arrested after police clash with protesters, who set public buildings alight.

Clashes in Rawson after Chubut Legislature approves mega-mining project

16-12-2021 13:26 Lawmakers in Chubut approve controversial project by 14 to 11; Arrests and injuries after police clamp down on protesters in Rawson; Legislation authorises mining – without the use of cyanide – in the region's central plateau.

Killing of 17-year-old by three police officers sparks debate over ‘trigger-happy’ policing

20-11-2021 11:49 NGO expresses concern over use of ‘excessive force’ by officers after youngster Lucas González is shot in head twice by police officers in City neighbourhood of Barracas.

by James Grainger

Ecuador's president declares state of emergency over drug violence

19-10-2021 09:13 Guillermo Lasso declares a state of emergency in the country grappling with a surge in drug-related violence and orders mobilisation of police and military.

Life in the crossfire of Venezuela's slums

26-07-2021 13:20 Confrontations between criminal gangs and security forces in some poor neighbourhoods of the Venezuelan capital have left locals fearing for their lives.

Another chaotic Copa Libertadores clash? Normal service has been resumed.

23-07-2021 16:12 Boca’s brawl in Brazil stole headlines across the continent this week...

by Dan Edwards

Bangladesh on alert for Brazil, Argentina Copa América clash

08-07-2021 17:30 Police in a rural Bangladesh district have banned gatherings for Sunday's Copa América final between Brazil and Argentina following clashes between rival fans.

Rights groups urge UN to condemn 'oppression' of Colombia protests

01-07-2021 08:20 UN Human Rights Council urged to condemn the "brutal oppression" of protesters in Colombia, as groups call for an independent investigation.

Colombia's foreign minister resigns amid condemnation of police action

13-05-2021 14:10 Colombia's foreign minister Claudia Blum resigned on Thursday amid international condemnation of excessive force used by law enforcers against civilians engaged in anti-government protests since April 28.

Death toll from Colombia protests climbs to 42

11-05-2021 16:54 At least 42 people have been killed — all but one civilians — in near-daily protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque since April 28.

Phones and patrol cars: Probe into Facundo Castro’s death, one year on

06-05-2021 15:36 22-year-old Facundo Astudillo Castro went missing at the end of April 2020, at the height of the coronavirus lockdown. His body was found more than three months later. A year on from his initial disappearance, the investigation into the youngster’s disappearance is still ongoing, with two telephones at the heart of the probe.

UN condemns 'excessive' use of force in Colombia protests

04-05-2021 12:26 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights voices "profound shock" at "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia, after at least 19 die in protests across the country.