Human Rights
International Court Rules Against Brazil’s Police Indiscriminate Killings
Amnesty International lambasted “impunity” for Brazilian police who kill suspects during operations, after a ...
Bad Times Being Used as Excuse to Dramatically Increase Cutting Down the Amazon
From sweeping cuts of funds to protect forests, to the loosening of conservation of ...
In Brazil, Guns and Tear Gas Are No Match for Indians’ Arrows
Brazilian Indians defied police repression in Brazil’s capital city on Tuesday, as officers ...
This Man Was Evicted, Re-evicted, Evicted Again, So Rio Could Grow
“I would come back to live here if I could,” said Altair Guimarães, plucking ...
Basic Sanitation Might Be Coming Soon to a Big Favela in Rio
Brazilian authorities have taken the first step towards providing basic sanitation to more than ...
Indians Take Brazil to International Court on Dispute over Land
An international human rights commission has accused Brazil of failing to obey its own ...
For a Majority of Brazilians the Only Good Criminal Is a Dead One
Bandido bom é bandido morto — The only good criminal is a dead criminal. ...
On Indian Day, Brazil’s Guarani Are in Europe to Fight for Their Land
A global wave of protest organized by Survival International has called for a halt ...
In Rio It’s War. And a Video Shows Police Executing Two Men on the Ground
A police officer walks up to a man lying on the ground, reaches down, ...
Heroes or Thugs? They Invade Brazil’s Abandoned Buildings to Get Affordable Housing
Behind a heavy metal gate and walls painted with murals of revolutionary icon ...
