More than twelve months have passed since the arrest of Robinho, the Brazilian former Real Madrid and Milan player who is now ...

Legal experts estimate Bolsonaro could be sentenced to up to 40 years in prison if convicted for charges related to ...

The Supreme Court of Brazil will try former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of attempting a coup. He could face a ...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government after he lost ...

A Massachusetts father and son who both owned two restaurants were sentenced to prison for conspiring to smuggle Brazilian ...

A two-time bodybuilding state champion famous for dressing up as Superman and Spider-Man to sell candy mysteriously died in a Brazilian prison while awaiting trial for murder. Wenderson de Souza ...

Given Brazil's high rate of violent crime, public apathy toward prison abuses is unsurprising. Prisoners come almost exclusively from the poor, uneducated, and politically powerless margins of ...

Former president calls charges 'unfounded,' as he faces up to 40 years in prison for allegedly conspiring to remain in power, ...

Brazilian former football star Robinho, who just finished serving his first year of a nine-year sentence for gang rape, is ...

“The information we have is that there was a conflict between criminal gangs inside the prisons, which can happen anywhere in the world - but shouldn't” Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro ...

In the beginning, it sought to defend the human rights of inmates in Brazilian prisons under the motto: freedom, justice, and peace, but later on, other activities were added to the gang's curricula.