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Protesters ask for the ousting of Brazilian president and congress

Bar Association and People in the Streets Call for Brazil President’s Ouster

After overseeing president Dilma Rousseff’s ouster and now, embroiled in a series of bribe ...

Police drag protester in Rio - Photo by Pedro Prado

International Court Rules Against Brazil’s Police Indiscriminate Killings

Amnesty International lambasted “impunity” for Brazilian police who kill suspects during operations, after a ...

Protesters clash with police during Brazil's general strike - Tomaz Silva/ABr

The 35 Million-Strong General Strike that Stopped Brazil in Its Tracks

Amid record levels of unemployment and a terribly unpopular government, unions and citizens from ...

Indians Kick Tear Gas and attack police with arrows - Wilson Dias/ABr

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 ...

Brazilian congressman Jair Messias Bolsonaro - Antonio Cruz/ABr

Known as the Myth, Jair Bolsonaro Is Brazil’s Version of Donald Trump

On April 4, Christian Social Party congressman Jair Messias Bolsonaro gave a racially charged ...

Altair Guimarães in Vila Autódromo, Rio - TRF/Nicky Milne

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 ...

Lack of sanitation in Brazil's favelas is common -

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 ...

Cattle raised in the Brazilian Amazon

In Brazil, Land Speculators Know Well They Are Above the Law

On the Amazon frontier, where many people operate outside the law, you often hear ...