Ten States Fail to Meet Spending Limit, Risk Paying R$30 Billion to Federal Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - National Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said yesterday, September 27th, that ten of the 19 states...
September 28, 2019Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Mothers of Children Victims of Stray Bullets Protest Against Violence
The mothers of children killed and injured by stray bullets in Rio de Janeiro protested yesterday, September 26th, in front...
September 27, 2019São Paulo Announces Low Cost Housing Program with Investments of R$1 Billion
The government of the state of São Paulo introduced yesterday, September 25th, the first phase of the housing program 'Nossa...
September 26, 2019Rio Police Will Re-enact Ágatha Félix’s Death Next Week
The simulation of Ágatha Félix's death will be carried out next Tuesday, October 1st, in the community of Fazendinha, in...
September 25, 2019
Killings of Indigenous People Grow 22.7 Percent in 2018, Report Shows
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The states with the most recorded deaths last year were Roraima, where 62 homicides occurred,...
September 25, 2019Federal Police Runs Operation Against Sale of Court Orders in Rio de Janeiro
The Federal Police are today, September 24th, running an operation against a scheme of sales of sentences in the courts...
September 24, 2019Rio Police Fail to Find Perpetrators of All Five Children Killed by Stray Bullets This Year
The Civil Police failed to find those responsible for the killings of four children this year before the case of...
September 24, 2019
Green Brazil Operation: Fines for Amazon Infractions in One Month Are R$36 million
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the first month of operations, Operação Verde Brasil ("Green Brazil Operation") has reported 112...
September 24, 2019
Brazil Appoints FUNAI Director Who Considers Demarcation of Indigenous Land ‘Absurd’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2014, Rocha published a study called "Amazon - The lost battles of an invisible...
September 22, 2019