Tag: justice
In Brazil’s Inhumane Jails Almost Half the Inmates Were Never Convicted
Since its transition from dictatorship to democracy in the mid 1980s, Brazil has undergone ...
Un Upside Down Agrarian Reform in Brazil’s Wild Tocantins
Brazilian farmer Juarez Vieira Reis was expelled in 2003 from the land where he ...
Now, It’s Brazil’s Defense Minister Who Comes in Defense of Iran
After declarations by Brazil’s Foreign Minister, Celso Amorim, in favor of dialogue with Tehran, ...
A Glimpse on How the Law Works in Brazil
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in his first public appearance since a ...
Role Reversal: David (Goldman) versus Goliath (Brazil)
I doubt there is anyone, American or Brazilian, who isn’t relieved to see the ...
David Goldman’s Perseverance Wins Over Brazilian Family’s Money and Connections
After five long years since his then-wife Bruna Bianchi left Newark airport for a ...
Some Humility Would Do Lula Good. On Human Rights Brazil Has Long Way to Go
On November 7, 2009 a few friends and I had an opportunity to take ...
Not Even Sorry from Carrefour Brazil After Its Goons Beat Up Man for Stealing Own Car
Unlike the US, Brazil doesn’t have two separate social classes, divided between whites and ...
Brazil’s Asylum to Italian Terrorist Leads Rome to Recall Ambassador
The Italian government recalled its ambassador to Brazil, this Tuesday, January 27, for consultations ...
Brazil Learns How to Tame the Wiretap Under the Rule of Law
When it hears certain notes from the “white-bellied go-away” bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster), a small ...