Brazilian police

Hundreds of fans of Uruguay’s Penarol created riots on the waterfront in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday (Jan 23), setting fire to a bus and vandalizing beach pavilions, Brazilian police said.

The riots lasted more than an hour until police restored order involving at least 200 Uruguayans, Rio governor Claudio Castro said.

The Brazilian police have killed 5012 people last year, 19 percent more than 2016, a local news site reported and was quoted by DPA.

Brazilian newspaper “Jornal National” has released footage of a CCTV camera outside the residence of Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Amairidis, who was murdered on Monday by the Brazilian lover of his 40-year-old wife Françoise Amiridis.

The Greek ambassador’s Brazilian wife has been the target of the investigation regarding the now confirmed murder of the diplomat.

The Greek ambassador to Brazil Amiridis was found burned in a car last night after being missing for three days.

Greece's ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, went missing three days ago near Rio de Janeiro while vacationing with his family, officials said Dec. 29, asking for information that could help locate him.

"A case has been opened to investigate the ambassador's disappearance," Rio state police said in a statement, according to AFP. 

The Greek ambassador to Brazl Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, is missing. According to the Brazilian police, he was last seen on Monday night.

The case is being investigated by the Rio de Janeiro Homicide Department.

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BELGRADE - Brazilian police have arrested the former legislator who led the controversial charge to impeach ex-President Dilma Rousseff on corruption charges.

Brazilian police fired tear gas Tuesday to break up a protest by bow-and-arrow wielding indigenous chiefs who joined forces with anti-World Cup demonstrators to condemn the money spent on the tournament.