Posted on August 29, 2008 by Colin Brayton
A man calls my wife just now and says that he has information about a criminal charge made against her regarding an incident at the Cabo Frio airport in Rio de Janeiro.
My wife has never been through the Cabo Frio airport.
We have been through Santos Dumont a few times in our travels, but never Cabo [...]
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Posted on August 29, 2008 by Colin Brayton
PF: milícia tentou matar moradores que não concordaram com propaganda em suas casas: O Dia (Rio de Janeiro) reports on today’s arrest of Batgirl, claiming that
“… the militia tried to kill residents who refused to display election propaganda [for Batgirl] on their homes …”
Ouch.
Additional detail: Six of those arrested in the federal sweep were [...]
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Posted on August 29, 2008 by Colin Brayton
In Campo Grande, a suburb of Rio, militia activity is controlled by the League of Justice. “This is a militia that acts like a big monopoly, with massive use of force, and with mafia characteristics, given that it is family-controlled,” explained Freixo.
Polícia Federal faz operação no Rio e prende candidata a vereadora: Valor Economico runs [...]
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