Brazil Registers Record Number of Violent Deaths in 2017
Brazil set a record in 2017; one that most countries would rather not have: of violent deaths. According data from...
January 18, 2019Topic
Human Rights Watch
NGOs Condemn Threats to Journalists in Brazil’s Elections
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A wave of threats against journalists covering Brazil’s presidential...
October 26, 2018
Thousands Take to Streets to Mourn Lawmaker’s Murder in Brazil
Many hope that these deaths will promote a national movement against corruption, but analysts believe that this is unlikely.
March 16, 2018
Human Rights Watch NGO Calls on Brazil to End Police Brutality
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticizes police brutality, bill to prosecute minors as adults and violence and discrimination against the country’s...
January 18, 2018
Brazil Has World’s Third Largest Prison Population
The number of prison beds has not increased in the same proportion, with 89 percent of the country’s prison population...
December 11, 2017
Human Rights Watch Criticizes Brazil for Prison Violence
Overcrowding in Brazilian prisons and the high number of and extrajudicial killings by police forces contribute to a cycle of...
January 13, 2017
President Temer Meets with Aides to Discuss Prison Massacre in Brazil
During the past few days President Temer has been criticized for not releasing a statement about the incident which left...
January 5, 2017
Favela Pacification Plan Underway
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Three people suspected of setting fire to a bus in Copacabana...
December 8, 2009