Brazil’s Press Freedom Faces Legal Challenges
This week, Jorge Messias of Brazil's Attorney General's Office took a decisive step that stirred national debate.
April 26, 2024Section
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Federal Police Arrest ‘Coyote’ Forging Illegal Immigration Documents
On Saturday, September 5th, the Federal Police launched Operation Chacal against a criminal organization responsible for the forgery of documents...
September 6, 2020
Agri Column: Foreign Investors Increasingly Interested in Brazilian Agritech Startups (Week 31/2020)
One of the main innovation and technology events of the agritech startups, the World Agritech South America Summit, held last...
August 3, 2020
After Secretary of Culture’s Spectacular Meltdown, a New Twist in Brazil’s Culture Wars
It was a spectacularly absurd act of self-sabotage. The Special Secretary of Culture, Roberto Alvim, issued an official statement –...
January 30, 2020
Bolsonaro’s Agency Appointments Ignite Brazil’s Culture Wars
Directorships of public agencies have long been treated as patronage appointments in Brazil; one of the perks of attaining office.
December 26, 2019
Instead of Favelas, Luxury Condos Could Soon Stand on Rio’s South Zone Hillsides
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Most people don’t have much cause to think about urban planning – until it fails,...
November 21, 2019
Opinion: How (and Why) the Presumption of Innocence Became Controversial in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The presumption of innocence is one of democracy’s fundamental components — no country without it...
November 21, 2019
Opinion: Can Chief Justice Toffoli Avert a Brazilian Institutional Crisis?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last week’s decisions by Brazil’s Supreme Court STF, which adhered to the literal language of...
November 19, 2019
Brazil’s Lottery Obsession: What are the Odds?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilians love to play the numbers. Whether it is the traditional (yet illegal) Jogo de...
October 10, 2019