Bill Increasing Penalties for Racism is Passed in Rio de Janeiro State
The Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro (ALERJ) approved this week in a second debate, the bill...
August 12, 2019Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Mosquito Screens Are Now Permitted on Windows and Balconies in Rio
This may seem like a bit of meaningless news, but it is not. Some condos forbid the use of mosquito...
August 12, 2019
Sixty-Five Percent of Rio de Janeiro’s Sewage Goes Untreated
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Contrary to official figures, the Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering of the University of...
August 11, 2019Judge Decides: Transgender Women are Included in the Crime of Feminicide
The Third Criminal Panel of the Federal District Court of Justice (TDJFT) rejected an appeal and sustained as attempted feminicide...
August 10, 2019Police Serve Arrest Warrants Against Drug Traffickers in Rio de Janeiro
The State Secretariat of Civil Police today, August 8th, launched Operation Pró-Labore, to comply with seven arrest warrants and 29...
August 9, 2019Holes in Sidewalks Aggrieve Pedestrians in São Paulo
A survey by 'Rede Nossa São Paulo' released on Tuesday, August 6th, states that most pedestrians in the capital mainly...
August 8, 2019
Large-Scale Companies Pledge to Negotiate Actionable Rio State ICMS Tax Debt
Five large-scale companies with debts to the Rio state government yesterday pledged to discuss the negotiation of their debt with...
August 7, 2019Rio’s Mayor Enacts Decree to Hospitalize Homeless Drug Addicts
The Rio City Hall published on Monday, August 5th, the decree detailing the care actions for street dwellers drug users...
August 6, 2019São Paulo State Has More Than 1,000 Stalled or Delayed Public Works
São Paulo has 1,591 works stalled or in breach of their schedule, points out a survey of the State Court...
August 6, 2019