OAS and NGOs Say Brazil Fails to Protect Citizens Living in Favelas
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), part...
October 24, 2017
Spanish Tourist Visiting Rocinha Shot and Killed by Rio Police
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Spanish tourist was shot and killed in Rio...
October 23, 2017
Brazil’s Defense Minister Discards Military Intervention in Country
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After weeks of rumors, Brazilian Defense Minister, Raul Jungmann discarded...
October 23, 2017
Brazil’s Supreme Court Releases Olympic Chief, Carlos Nuzman
Nuzman is charged with participating in a scheme to bribe International Olympic Committee members into voting Rio as the 2016...
October 20, 2017
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Decreases by 16 Percent
Nonetheless, more than 6,624 square kilometers of forest were destroyed during the 12-month period.
October 19, 2017
Brazil’s Senate Revokes Court Decision, Reinstates Aecio Neves
The former presidential hopeful's suspension for corruption caused tension between Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress' Upper House
October 18, 2017
Brazil Relaxes Definition of Slave Labor Amidst Criticism
The new rules determined by the Ministry of Labor were seen as a step backwards in labor rights by NGOs...
October 17, 2017
Decisive Week For Brazil’s President Temer, and Neves
While a Lower House commission decides on charges against the President, the Senate is likely to reverse the suspension against...
October 16, 2017
Brazil Predicts 4 Percent Growth if Reforms Approved
For Finance Minister, Henrique Meirelles, the country could grow as much as four percent per year if reforms, like social...
October 13, 2017