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Brazil’s Left Is Proposing an Economy Based on Workers
cial and political movements in Brazil are organizing a “popular emergency plan” meant to ...
Palmares, Brazil’s Slave Rebellion, Still Going On 400 Years Later
The Quilombo dos Palmares was a nation of fugitive slaves, Indians, and a few ...
Eviction in Brazil Ends Up in the Massacre by Police of Ten People
Ten campesinos (nine men and one woman) were killed by Brazil’s military and civilian ...
Responding to Pressure, Brazil President Removes Army from Capital
Brazilian President Michel Temer has called troops back off the streets of Brasília following ...
São Paulo’s Answer to Drugs: Police, Tractors and Forced Treatment
Last Sunday, São Paulo authorities dramatically deployed a “new” approach to dealing with drug ...
Army Takes Over Brazil’s Capital After Protesters Invade and Break Government Buildings
The Brazilian Army took over positions close to the presidential palace and ministry buildings ...
If Brazil President Manages to Remain in Office He’ll Be Too Crippled to Govern
Demonstrators marched across Brazil on Sunday calling for the resignation or ouster of President ...
Brazil President Buys Time in Effort to Avoid Impeachment
A key coalition partner has delayed its decision on continued support, but Brazilian President ...
Laerte, a Brazilian Transgender Cartoonist Who Became a Netflix Movie
A documentary that premiered this week on Netflix explores the life of a Brazilian ...
Every Minute 8 Women Are Victims of Violence in Brazil
Details from DataFolha’s latest study, “Visible and Invisible: The Mistreatment of Women in Brazil,” ...