Local Politics

Ceará State Police Radical Wing Reflect Bolsonarism, Set off Time Bomb

The strike movement of State Police (PM) officers in Ceará - which escalated in tension on Wednesday when Senator Cid...

February 22, 2020

Workers’ Party Blames Bolsonaro and Supporters for Police Mutiny in Ceará

The Workers Party (PT) blamed President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters for the riot of state police officers in Ceará...

February 22, 2020

President Bolsonaro Authorizes Deployment of Armed Forces in Ceará

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, February 20th, President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree authorizing the deployment of the...

February 21, 2020

Prominent Ceará Senator Is Shot While Challenging Striking Police Officers

Senator Cid Gomes was shot on Wednesday in Sobral, Ceará, while protesting, on top of a backhoe, against the strike...

February 20, 2020

São Paulo State Releases R$20 Million for Rehabilitation Works After Downpours

The government of São Paulo announced the release of R$20 million (US$5 million) for rehabilitation works in the capital and...

February 15, 2020

Via Dutra Tolls Will Be 20 Percent Cheaper under New Concession Pact

Infrastructure Minister Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas said yesterday, February 13th, that the model for the new Via Dutra concession, which...

February 14, 2020

Rondônia Orders Withdrawal of “Inappropriate” Library Books, Later Retreats

The Rondônia State Department of Education had 43 books collected from state public schools and then retreated. The works of...

February 8, 2020

Brazil’s Workers’ Party Has Not Officially Started Negotiations for 2020 Elections

The potential for the Workers' Party (PT) to be isolated in the São Paulo City Hall dispute is the new...

February 8, 2020

Number of Guiana Dolphins Living in Rio’s Guanabara Bay is Lowest in History

The current number of Guiana Dolphins, endangered for decades in Rio de Janeiro, is the lowest ever recorded.

February 8, 2020