Brazil in February 2026: the most important developments in security
Brazil in February 2026 saw an Argentine lawyer detained on 5 February for racist gestures, facing preventive detention. He was released on 6 February.
President Lula targeted crime bosses in a crackdown on gangs, and on 23 February went after the owner of the Refit company in an anti-crime push ahead of a meeting with Trump. Police said they prevented a terrorist attack in Rio and arrested three people. São Paulo recreated a controversial police unit and seized more than 1,000 mopeds under a new law. On 19 February Lula and Macron discussed drug trafficking at the border between Brazil and French Guiana.
Around Carnival, São Paulo said it would change Carnival security after crowd chaos, and flights resumed at Guarulhos airport on 15 February after a drone disruption. Elsewhere, a bus carrying pilgrims overturned, killing 15 people on board, and on 13 February Brazil warned its citizens against joining foreign armies amid a rising death toll.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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