Brazilian police

Brazilian police have launched a graft investigation into President Lula's son, Fábio Luís Lula da Silva. The Supreme Court authorized the probe months before the upcoming presidential election.

Brazilian police have dismantled a cocaine trafficking group suspected of shipping 6.5 metric tons of cocaine and laundering billions in Brazilian reals through cryptocurrency-linked money brokers.

Brazilian police have indicted 'Careca do INSS' and 47 others in a $1.24 billion pension fraud case involving unauthorized deductions from 6 million INSS beneficiaries between 2019 and 2024.

A Brazilian police forensic expert compiled unauthorized secret files on Supreme Court Justices Alexandre de Moraes and Dias Toffoli in December 2025 using data from a phone seized in the Banco Master case. The files, created without authorization, reference third-party information but specific details remain unspecified.

A bungee jump employee removed a GoPro camera from a student's body after she fell to her death without a rope, according to a witness. The camera was visible in the victim's hands before the jump but remains missing, as reported by Brazilian police.

Brazilian police arrested 25 individuals, including 18 Venezuelans and 7 Brazilians, in a crackdown on the Tren de Aragua gang linked to Brazilian criminal groups like Red Command. The operation targeted weapon supplies to Brazilian gangs and involved searches across five states, with Roraima identified as a key corridor for illicit trade.

Brazilian police rescued 108 Cuban migrants attempting to enter Brazil through Roraima state and arrested five alleged smugglers. The operation highlights a surge in Cuban migration to Brazil due to Cuba's economic crisis and U.S. sanctions, with Cubans now the leading nationality seeking refugee status in Brazil.