Brazil: Police station detonated, page 1

Could the US go this way?Brazil has serious problems with crime, especially in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Recife with highest homicides rates by aggression in the country.With roughly 23.8 homicides per 100,000 residents, muggings, robberies, kidnappings and gang violence are common. Police brutality and corruption are widespread. Inefficient public services especially those related to security, education and health, severely affect quality of life. Organized crime is well established and include some major criminal organizations like Comando Vermelho, Amigos dos Amigos and Primeiro Comando da Capital. In 2006 46,660 people were murdered in Brazil--a reduction when compared to 2005, during which 47,578 people were killed. The year of 2003 still holds the record for total number of murders in Brazil; that year alone 51,043 people were murdered.Computer hacking and internet fraud have a strong presence in Brazil, with eight out of every ten of the world's hackers from Brazil.

Brasilia, the capital, once spared the crime rates of other Brazilian cities, but now has significant crime problems.Following the citywide trend of previous years, reports ofresidential burglaries continue to occur in the generally affluent residential sections of the city. Public transportation, hotel sectors and tourist areas are still the locations with the highest crime rates, though statistics show that incidents can happen anywhere and at anytime. The majority of kidnappings in Brasilia continue to be the “quicknappings.

A favela in São PauloThe incidence of violent crime, including muggings, armed robbery and sexual assault is high, particularly in Belo Horizonte, Recife and other large cities.[citation needed] Carjacking is also common, particularly in major cities. Local citizens and visitors alike are often targeted by criminals

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