Tag: Torture

Terreirada Cearense Carnaval Block in Rio - Fernando Frazão/ABr

Brazilian Justice Bans Carnaval Group for Celebrating Dictatorship and Torture

Dubbed “the world’s biggest party,” Brazil’s Carnaval is officially underway and this year’s festivities ...

Brazilian police grab a protester - Photo: ABr

Being a Human Rights Activist Is High Risk in Brazil. 66 Were Killed Last Year Alone

According to a report by the Brazilian Committee for Human Rights Defenders, violence against ...

Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff: Martyr, President, Martyr

An exclusive interview by Democracy Now: Dilma Rousseff on Her Ouster, Brazil’s Political Crisis & ...

US Knew About Torture and Killings in Brazil During Military Dictatorship

 Brazil’s National Archives have disclosed documents which prove that the United States were aware ...

Social Movements in Brazil Unite for the Right of Protesting

Representatives from social movements in Brazil have condemned the charges against 23 activists of ...

Social Movements in Brazil Unite for the Right of Protesting

Representatives from social movements in Brazil have condemned the charges against 23 activists of ...

Brazil President Says She Doesn’t Want Revenge, But She Won’t Forgive Her Torturers

Brazil’s Benoni de Arruda Albernaz, an army captain and the head of an interrogators ...

Brazil President Says She Doesn’t Want Revenge, But She Won’t Forgive Her Torturers

Brazil’s Benoni de Arruda Albernaz, an army captain and the head of an interrogators ...

Brazil: Bahia’s Elite Preventing Indians from Getting Land

The torture case of five Brazilian Tupinambá Indians in the state of Bahia, in ...

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