Human Rights
Brazilian Land Rights Activist Shot Dead in Hospital While Recovering from Assassination Attempt
Waldomiro Costa Pereira, an activist with the Landless Workers Movement, MST, was killed when ...
When Housing Rights for Brazil’s Poor Clash with Drinkable Water for 5 Million
On the fringes of São Paulo, hundreds of makeshift dwellings fashioned from discarded ...
Brazil Cuts Poverty, But Human Rights Are Still a Serious Problem
Virtually all of the 169 recommendations made to Brazil by the UN Human Rights ...
Once Expelled from Belo Monte, Brazil’s River People Are Back to Their Old Spot
All is not quiet on Brazil’s western frontier. Families that were displaced from their ...
Speaking Out or Complaining Is a Sure Way to Jail for Brazilian Policemen
Brazilian authorities should reform laws that have been used to impose disproportionate punishments on ...
Inspired by Pope Francis, Brazilian Bishops Call on Catholics to Protect the Environment
With the theme “Fraternity – Brazilian Biomes and the Defense of Life,” the National ...
Rio Carnaval Parade Celebrating the Amazon Indians Leaves Big Farm Livid
Rio’s Carnaval festivities were threatened this year by a spat pitting a well-known parade ...
Without Police, Rio’s Drug Lords Show Who Are the Bosses in the Favelas
After the Brazilian government spent tens of millions of dollars securing the city of ...
The Hands of the American Koch Brothers in Brazil’s Street Protests and Rousseff’s Ouster
Harsh austerity. A 20-year public spending freeze. A non-elected government. A coup backed by ...
By Law Kids Cannot Hold a Job in Brazil. Three Million of Them Work Anyway
Brazil’s Prosecution Service for Labor (MPT) is launching a national campaign against child labor. ...
