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OAS Questions Brazil Ministry of Justice About Prison Violence
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Brazil has until the end of March to respond to the Organization...
Brazil Authorizes National Forces in Three States for 180 Days
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal Ministry of Justice and Public Security authorized yesterday (February 20th) the activation of...
Opinion: Trump and Temer to Meet! [Alt Facts]
Alternative Facts, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The news that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to meet Brazil ’s President Michel...
Authorities Try to Contain Prison Riot in Northeastern Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Rio Grande do Norte announced on Monday a series of emergency measures...
Brazil Authorizes National Army Troops to Patrol Natal Streets
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, authorized on Thursday (January 19th) the deployment of Armed Forces...
Violence Spills to Streets in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Tension remains high in Northeastern Brazil, where a new prison riot was reported on Wednesday...
State in Brazil’s North Requests Aid After 26 Killed in Prison Riot
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the aftermath of the prison riot that took place in Natal Alcaçuz State Penitentiary...
Human Rights Watch Criticizes Brazil for Prison Violence
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The non-governmental group Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated in its latest Global Report that the...
States to Receive Federal Agents for Brazil Prison Crisis
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Roraima state, in Northern Brazil should officially request on Monday (January 9th)...
Opinion: Brazil’s Resident Evil
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Another day, another massacre — 33 and counting. The federal Minister of Justice said the Manaus...
Another Prison Riot in Brazil Leaves 33 Inmates Dead
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Four days after one of the bloodiest prison riots Brazil has witnessed, another prison riot...
Opinion: Rio’s Evil Export
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The year 2016 ended in a flurry of mostly natural deaths of famous people around the...
President Temer Meets with Aides to Discuss Prison Massacre in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After prison riots that left at least 56 inmates dead on New Year’s Day in...
Amazonas Calls for Federal Aid After Manaus Prison Massacre
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Amazonas called for the federal government's help to combat drug trafficking and...