Rio’s Police Continue with Armed Forces Support, Despite Criticism
A recent survey revealed that between 2010-2015 twenty officers alone were responsible for at least ten percent of all violent...
November 30, 2017Topic
Human Rights
Human Rights Group Prepares Report on Police Violence in Rio
The human rights group, Dhesca Brasil Platform, has started a four-day mission to investigate police violence in the favelas of...
September 9, 2017
São Paulo’s Crackland Reappears a Week After Police Action
Critics say Mayor João Doria's operation in Cracolândia was violent and did not resolve the problem.
May 29, 2017
Brazil and Mercosur Partners Consider Expelling Venezuela
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay are starting a revision process that could lead to the ousting of Venezuela from the...
April 3, 2017
Rio Joins International Women’s Strike Tomorrow, March 8th
Rio de Janeiro is one of dozens of cities where women will be marching in solidarity on International Women’s Day,...
March 7, 2017
OAS Questions Brazil Ministry of Justice About Prison Violence
For the international organization, Brazil has a 'inescapable legal duty to take concrete steps to guarantee inmates’ rights to life...
March 1, 2017
Brazil’s President Temer Names Moreira Franco as Minister
With cabinet-level post Moreira Franco now can only judged by the Supreme Court if he is charged in Lava Jato...
February 3, 2017
Rio Joins Women’s March on Washington on January 21st
Organisers based in Rio have planned a Women’s March on Washington, taking place simultaneously with marches in the U.S. in...
January 19, 2017
Mercosur and Brazil Suspend Venezuela from Trade Bloc
Suspension is due to Venezuela's 'failure to fulfill its membership obligations’ including economic and human rights agreements.
December 2, 2016