Local Politics

Despite Rampant Transphobia, Brazil Sets Record for Transgender Candidates in 2020 Elections

Mostly white and male. This is the historical portrait of Brazilian politics. But in the 2020 municipal elections, a number...

November 13, 2020

Rio Elections: Paes Widens Lead Over Mayor Crivella, per Datafolha Poll

Ex-mayor Eduardo Paes (DEM - Democrats) has widened his lead in the race for Rio de Janeiro's City Hall four...

November 12, 2020

Electoral Court Suspends Crivella Advertising Having Excessive Bolsonaro Involvement

In the decision, the 4th Voting District reports that the President of the Republic is shown for most of the...

November 12, 2020

Violence Escalates before Brazil’s Municipal Elections: 82 Murdered Candidates or Militants

Two candidates and three precinct delegates killed, a city councilor shot, four politically motivated crimes within a month.

November 11, 2020

Bahia Is State with Highest Level of Disapproval of Bolsonaro Administration

The latest opinion polls have confirmed that the state is the main focus of rejection of Bolsonarism in the country....

November 10, 2020

Brazil Court Orders Power Fully Restored in Amapá in Three Days

The Federal Court ordered on Saturday evening, November 7th, a three-day deadline for the Amapá blackout to be completely solved,...

November 9, 2020

Impeachment Court Decides Rio’s Governor Must Vacate Laranjeiras Palace

The removed Rio de Janeiro governor Wilson Witzel will be forced to vacate the Laranjeiras Palace in the south zone,...

November 6, 2020

Mixed Impeachment Court Accepts Charges Filed against Rio Governor Witsel

On Thursday, November 5th, the mixed court formed to define the impeachment of Wilson Witzel accepted the complaint for a...

November 6, 2020

Several Hundred People Protest Mandatory COVID-19 Immunization in São Paulo

Around 300 Brazilians gathered on São Paulo's main commercial thoroughfare on Sunday, November 1st, to protest state Governor João Doria's...

November 2, 2020