Tag: Congress

The crowd who took over the houses of the executive, legislative and judiciary.

The Day Bolsonaro Supporters Invaded Brasília and Spread Chaos and Terror

Hundreds of supporters of the former president have stormed the National Congress building, as ...

Michel Temer taping a radio message - Photo: Beto Barata/PR

Brazil President’s Latest Cabinet Reshuffle Puts a Convicted Rapist in Congress

Brazilian president Michel Temer’s latest cabinet reshuffle has not been very encouraging or in ...

Supreme Court's building in Brasília

70% of Brazilian Authorities’ Cases in the Higher Court Have to Do with Corruption

Some 70% of cases involving authorities at the Brazilian Supreme Court and the Superior ...

A Brazilian woman on her job

Brazil President Softens Pension Reform Bill to Get Congress’s Approval

A new version of Brazil’s unpopular pension reform bill presented this week would require ...

Luan Gabriel de Souza

May Luan Inspire Brazilian Legislators to Vote on a Bill to End Police Impunity

Members of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies should think of Luan Gabriel de Souza’s death ...

Caixa's branch at rua das Flores, in Curitiba, Paraná state

Brazil’s President Plan to Privatize Major Bank Draws Noisy Opposition

The president of the Workers Party of Brazil denounced the government’s attempt to privatize ...

From "Abortion Movie" by Lincoln Péricles, 2016

The Case to Legalize Abortion in Brazil While Congress Tries to Ban It

I met “Mariana,” a 20-year-old Brazilian woman, in Paraíba state, almost a year ago ...