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End of Chaos. After 127 Murders, Brazil Police Call Off Week-long Strike
After a week of total chaos that left more than 120 people dead, the ...
China’s Appetite for Soy Is Turning Brazil’s Amazon into a Shantytown
Over the last 40 years, the north of the state of Mato Grosso has ...
Army Takes Over State in Brazil After Police Strike Causes Over 100 Deaths
The government of Espírito Santo state, in southeastern Brazil, in the midst of chaos ...
Hit by a Police Strike, Looting, Dozens of Dead, Brazil City Begs for the Feds
Brazil sent 200 federal troops into the state of Espírito Santo, in southeastern Brazil, ...
Brazil Prisons: Where the Criminals Are the Ones Running the Show
The prison population throughout Latin America has been growing steadily for the past few ...
What the World Can Learn from a Brazilian Pioneering Drug Program
In Brazil, a drug program in the northeastern state of Pernambuco has provided some ...
Brazil’s Austerity and a Turn to the Right Restrict Women’s Reproductive Rights
Late last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Zika virus ...
Brazil’s Bolsa Família Is Good for the Poor But Bad for Poverty
Recently we witnessed President Lula’s great victory, thanks to a program directed to the ...
In Violent Brazil, Women Are Safer on the Street than at Home
In Brazil, every 15 seconds, a woman suffers violence in the home. Yet, Brazil ...
Transplants in Brazil: What Kills Is Waiting In Line
More than half the transplant surgeries in Latin America are performed in Brazil, and ...
