Tag: drugs

Brazilian shantytown

Brazilians Deserve a Cup Break. They’ll Soon Be Back to Crime and Inequality.

The Brazilian authorities have every reason to be grateful that the soccer World Cup ...

Brazil’s Universal Care for AIDS Patients at a Dead End

Rising costs for drugs is threatening Brazil’s ability to provide free AIDS medication to ...

From the cover of After Life

Bruna, a Story of Rape, Drugs and Prostitution in the Streets of Brazil

The origins of After Life date back to an afternoon in 1992 when I ...

Brazil’s Borders Too Large and Unpoliced to Stop Cocaine from Bolivia and Colombia

The United States State Department annual report on Strategies to Control International Drug Traffic ...

Brazilian Pharmacy Program Lowers Drugs’ Price by Up to 90%

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that the expansion of the "Farmácia ...

Brazil Tries to Secure Border with Bolivia Against Illegal Activities

Brazil’s 3,400 kilometer long border with Bolivia will be controlled by nine new border ...

Brazilian Pharmacies Will Finally Be Able to Fill Doctor’s Prescriptions

Beginning next year, Brazilian consumers will be able to enter the pharmacy and buy ...

Brazilian Police Kill Drug Lord. Gangs Fight to Control His Cocaine Points.

One of Brazil’s most wanted drug lords was killed in a shootout with police ...

Brazil’s Community Pharmacies Sell Drugs Up to 90% Cheaper

By the end of this year, the Ministry of Health is expected to inaugurate ...

In Brazil Corruption Launders More Money than Drug and Numbers Game Mafias

Corruption is the chief crime behind money-laundering in Brazil, in the opinion of the ...