Violence
How Agricultural Exports Are Killing Brazil’s Kaiowá and Guarani Peoples
For more than half a century, the indigenous Kaiowá and Guarani people of Brazil ...
Brazil Logging Mafia Kills Another Guardian of the Amazon
A leader of an Amazon tribe acclaimed for its environmental defenders has been killed, ...
Brazil Breaks Own Record with 63,880 Murders in 2017 or 175 per Day
Brazil had a record number of murders last year, with homicides rising 3.7% from ...
25 Years After Candelária Kids Massacre, Things Only Got Worse in Brazil
The murder of a group of street children in Rio de Janeiro sent shockwaves ...
Born to Fight Crime in the 1990s, Rio’s Militias Have Become Just Another Criminal Organization
In mid-May 2008, a journalist, a photographer and their driver were kidnapped and tortured ...
Marielle’s Murder in Rio Is Also a Blow to Those Fighting for Better Times
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece for DemocraciaAbierta, following this year’s ...
Execution in Rio of Black Activist and Councilwoman Shocks and Moves Brazil
Prominent Brazilian human rights activist and councilwoman Marielle Franco was assassinated in Rio de ...
Other Violent Brazilian Cities May Be Taken Over by the Army like Rio
Brazilian leaders said that the use of the military to combat rising violence in ...
Army Back in Rio, This Time Taking Over the Security of the City
Brazil’s military has taken full control of security in Rio de Janeiro and the ...
Brazil Kills More than One Gay Person per Day
The charred body of a homeless gay black man has been found in an ...
