Dec 31, 2011

Stuffed With Drugs for Christmas

Brazil News

| BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – On Friday, guards at Presídio Sebastião Satiro Prison caught a prisoner returning from furlough stuffed with 50 balloons of narcotics. The man, Ildo Francisco Souto, 35, was taken to an area hospital where an x-ray image confirmed the presence of the balloons in the his digestive tract.

Prisoner in Minas Gerais swalled 50 balloons full of narcotics while on Christmas Furlough, December 2011

Swallowed Balloons of Narcotics (Photo: patoshoje.com.br)

Dec 30, 2011

Miss Brazil 2010 Debora Lyra Improves

Brazil News

| VITORIA, Brazil – Miss Brazil 2010, Debora Lyra, who was involved in a serious automobile accident on Tuesday, remains in the ICU of the Unimed Hospital in Vitoria. A medical update was released on Friday advising that Debora is stable, lucid, breathing without the aid of a respirator and feeding orally. Debora will undergo further testing and remain under clinical observation in the ICU.

Debora Lyra, Miss Brazil 2010, before head-on collision, 27 December 2011, in Espirito Santo, Brazil

Debora Lyra Miss Brazil 2010 (Photo: top-beautiful-woman.blogspot.com)

Will Jimmy the Chimp Find Love?

Brazil News

| SAO PAULO – Staff at the Primate Sanctuary in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, hope that 2012 will be a special year for Jimmy the Chimpanzee, who has a new companion. Jimmy, who suffered maltreatment at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro, arrived at the sanctuary four months ago.

Jimmy the chimp at the Primate Sanctuary in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Jimmy the Chimp (Photo: G1 SP)

Prisoner Shot 11 Times, Survives

Brazil News

| SAO PAULO – A prison inmate on temporary leave for the New Year holiday was shot 11 times and survived on Friday afternoon, in Piracicaba, 159 km (99 miles) from Sao Paulo.

Illustration Only

Illustration Only (Photo: amigosdaguardacivil.blogspot.com)

Video: Radio Station Robbed

Brazil News

| PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Police in the city of Canoas are looking for an 18-year-old man who is suspected of robbing a radio station Wednesday night. Announcer Dari Oliveira Filho, 57, was on air when the suspect entered the studio and ended up being assaulted when he tried to intervene. About R$1,000 ($600 USD) in electronic equipment was taken.

Police in the city of Canoas are looking for an 18-year-old man who is suspected of robbing a radio station Wednesday night. Announcer Dari Oliveira Filho, 57, was on air when the suspect entered the studio and ended up being assaulted when he tried to intervene.

Dari Oliveira Filho on-air (Photo: CS FM Radio/Diario de Canoas)

Photos: Runner Up Best Butt Brazil

Brazil News

| SAO PAULO – The runner up in the Best Butt Brazil 2011 beauty pageant, Graciella Carvalho, chose more modest photos than the winner to promote her upcoming spread in Sexy magazine. Nobody can really complain, though.

Graciella Carvalho, runner up Best Butt Brazil 2011 pageant winner.

Graciella Carvalho (Photo: Folha de Sao Paulo)

Dec 29, 2011

Rio Police Sergeant Wins Photo Contest

Brazil News

| RIO DE JANEIRO – Military Police Sergeant Luiz Fernando Conceição Filho, 46, yesterday won the photo contest “Rediscovering Downtown Rio,” sponsored by the City of Rio.

Military Police Sergeant Luiz Fernando Conceição Filho, 46, yesterday won the photo contest “Rediscovering Downtown Rio,” sponsored by the City of Rio

Woman with Vase Fountain (Photo: Luiz Fernando Conceição Filho/Folha de Sao Paulo)

Eleven-year-old Boy Caught Driving Bus

Brazil News

| JOAO PESSOA, Brazil – Late Wednesday, police in Campina Grande, 130 km (81 miles) from the capital, caught an 11-year-old boy driving a bus.

For illustration only, a bus in Paraiba, Brazil.

Paraiba Bus – for illustration only (Photo: busesworldwide.org)

Dutch Women Busted Carrying Cocaine

Brazil News

| FORTALEZA, Brazil – Two Dutch women, 21 and 22, were arrested early Thursday by Federal Police (PF), while trying to board a flight while carrying 8 kg of pure cocaine. The suspects were in possession of two suitcases with 8.162 kg (18 lbs) of pure cocaine hidden in false linings.

Two Dutch girls were arrested Thursday, 29 December 2011 at Pinto Martins International Airport carrying over 8 kg of pure cocaine in false linings of their suitcases.

Cocaine hidden in Suitcase (Photo: PF-CE/G1 CE)

Man Leaving for Work Finds Jaguar in Garage

Brazil News

| SAO PAULO – A resident of Campo Limpo Paulista got quite a scare on Thursday morning, when leaving for work, he came face to face with a jaguar in his garage. Frightened, the resident went back inside and called the Municipal Guard (GM) and firefighters.

Brazilian man finds jaguar in his garage when leaving for work Thursday morning.

Jaguar in Garage (Photo: G1 SP)

New Law Banning Alcohol Sale to Minors

Brazil News

| SAO PAULO – State government health officials announced today, that as of Friday, there will be aggressive enforcement of the new law banning alcohol sales to minors. There will be sweeps in bars, restaurants, nightclubs and beach kiosks. Violators are subject to fines of up to R$87,00 reals ($47,000 USD) as well as other sanctions.

State of Sao Paulo government health officials announced today, that as of Friday, there will be aggressive enforcement of the new law banning alcohol sales to minors.

Sao Paulo Now Bans Alcohol Sales to Minors (Photo: terra.com.br)

New Photo of Miss Best Butt Brazil

Brazil News

| SAO PAULO – Rosana Freitas, voted owner of Brazil's most beautiful bottom this year, posed beside the pageant's runner up, Graciella Carvalho in a Sao Paulo studio. The Miss Best Butt Brazil 2011 contest took place earlier this month at a Sao Paulo nightclub.

Miss Best Butt Brazil 2011 Rosana Freitas and Miss Best Butt Brazil first runner up, Graciella Carvalho pose in Sao Paulo.

Rosana Freitas & Graciella Carvalho (Photo: terra.com.br)

Dec 28, 2011

Miss Brazil 2010 Stable after Surgery

Brazil News

| VITORIA, Brazil – The health status of Miss Brazil 2010 Debora Lyra is stable after undergoing successful surgery for cervical spinal fusion. The procedure took place at Estadual São Lucas Hospital in Vitoria, and lasted about four hours on Wednesday afternoon.

Miss Brazil 2010 was involved in a fatal automobile accident on Tuesday night near Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil

Miss Brazil 2010 (Photo: Roberto Vazquez/ Futura Press/ G1 Archive)

Classic American Muscle Car Totaled

Brazil News

| CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – On Friday, Arnaldo Carvalho, 34, lost in seconds, a R$120,000 ($64,000 USD) and 14-year investment restoring an American muscle car. The massage therapist and tattoo artist, from the state capital, totaled his beloved 1970 Mercury Cougar last Friday, in a traffic collision involving another vehicle at an intersection in Campo Grande.

Arnaldo Carvalho and his 1970 Mercury Cougar before crash which totaled it in Campo Grande

Arnaldo Carvalho and his 1970 Mercury Cougar (Photo: Arnaldo Carvalho archive/G1 MS)

Brazil Cocaine Shipment Found in Antwerp

Brazil News

| ANTWERP, Belgium – Wednesday morning, shipping company employees near Antwerp discovered about 300 kg (661 lbs) of pure cocaine shipped from Brazil. The cocaine, worth an estimated €11 million euros ($14.2 million USD), was hidden in a shipment of shoe polish which arrived at the port of Antwerp, in northern Belgium, this week.

Travel bags containing over 300 kg pure cocaine shipped from Brazil discovered in Antwerp Belgium

300 kilos Pure Cocaine (Photo: deredactie.be)

CCTV Video Shows Man Shot Dead

Brazil News

| PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Images from a CCTV security camera vividly show the cold-blooded murder of a businessman on Monday, in southern Brazil. The 51-year-old construction contractor was shot two times in the back, in the town of Feliz, Rio Grande do Sul, where he lived.

Frame from a security video camara taken just seconds before gunman shoots dead a business man in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Businessman about to be murdered (Photo: RBS TV/G1 RS)

Crash Seriously Injures Miss Brazil 2010

Brazil News

| VITORIA, Brazil – An accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Guarapari, Espirito Santo, leaving Debora Moura Lyra, Miss Brazil 2010 seriously injured. The head-on crash happened during foul weather in Guarapari, on the BR-101 highway, about 50 km (31 miles) from the state capital, Vitoria.

Tuesday afternoon Car Crash Seriously Injures Miss Brazil 2010, Debora Moura Lyra, 22, in Espirito Santo

Debora Moura Lyra (Photo: terra.com.br)

Dec 27, 2011

Largest Pot Bust in History of Northeast

Brazil News

| SALVADOR, Brazil – In a mega-operation, called 'Velocity-5', held between December 21st and 24th, police in Bahia made the largest marijuana seizure ever in the Northeast. Civil Police (PC) presented the details of the operation at a news conference on Monday afternoon.

Narcotics police make largest ever marijuana seizure in Brazil's Northeast in Operation Velocity-5

Operation Velocity-5 (Photo: d24am.com)

Feds Seize 50,000 Ecstasy Tabs

Brazil News

| FORTALEZA, Brazil – Early Tuesday morning, Federal Police (PF) seized 50,000 ecstasy tablets at the Pinto Martins International Airport in Fortaleza. According to the PF, this is the largest ever seizure of the drug in the Northeast of the country.

Federal Police (PF) seized 50,000 ecstasy tablets at the Pinto Martins International Airport in Fortaleza

50,000 Ecstasy Tabs (Photo: PF CE/G1 CE)

Brother Switches Place with Prison Inmate

Brazil News

| CUIABA, Brazil – Police on Sunday morning caught a 26-year-old man trying to trade places with his brother, 27, an inmate in the Mata Grande Penitentiary. The incident took place during a family visit on Christmas morning. The prison is located in Rondonopolis, 210 km (130 miles) from the state capital, Cuiaba.

Police on Christmas morning caught a 26-year-old man trying to trade places with his brother, 27, an inmate in the Mata Grande Penitentiary in Rondonopolis, MG Brazil

Mata Grande Prison (Photo: agoramt.com.br)

Man Pleads Guilty for Wearing Only Panties

Brazil News

| CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty to public obscenity on December 12th, after police caught him wearing only ladies panties in public. The court in Maracaju, 160 km (99 miles) from Campo Grande, imposed a fine of R$300 reals (about $162 USD).

Man who was caught wearing just two pair of womens underwear in public after his girlfriend threw him out of the house pleads guilty to public obscenity in Campo Grande

Man in Panties (Photo: Maracaju Speed/G1 MS)