Angry Mob Burns Military Police Battalion

by Michael Hone

After Shooting by Military Police, Mob Burns Civil and Military Police Stations

BELEM, Brazil – The city of Sao Sebastiao da Boa Vista, on the Marajo Archipelago, in the State of Para saw some tense moments Saturday night. According to an article on O Globo online, angry residents stormed and torched the 9th Military Police Battalion. The group also ransacked and looted the Civil Police station in the city.

Corruption a Family Affair in Brazil

Federal Police Operation Bandwagon

MACEIO, Alagoas - The former mayor of Marechal Deodoro in the state of Alagoas was arrested early Wednesday and charged with embezzling money from public coffers. 'Operation Bandwagon' was conducted by the Federal Police and culminated in the arrest on Tuesday of the former mayor Danilo Damaso and his son Liberalino Ribeiro de Almeida Neto.