Costa Rica’s Killings Are Falling. Its President Still Blames the Judges
Costa Rica homicides fell from 2.5 to 1.9 killings a day since 2023, yet the president accuses judges of freeing...
July 10, 2026Topic
Judiciary
Brazilian Judges Are Paid Far Above the Legal Cap. Their Courts See No Problem
Payments hit ten times Brazil's R$46,366 cap. After the STF penduricalhos ruling, seven state courts were summoned to explain and...
July 10, 2026
Bolivian justice rejects release of Santa Cruz governor and ratifies preventive detention
The Second Criminal Chamber of the Departmental Court of Justice of La Paz, Bolivia, rejected yesterday Thursday the appeal for...
January 20, 2023
Justice reform and independence, the challenges of the new judicial year in Bolivia
Bolivia inaugurated the judicial year 2022 to consolidate the "transformation of justice" to overcome evils such as procedural delays
January 4, 2022
Analysis: Investigating, but not punishing – how far-reaching are Brazil’s Senate Covid CPI’s powers?
Why is the Legislative conducting an investigation? Do legislators have any power to punish or is this exclusive to the...
July 9, 2021
Analysis: Presidential silence endorses action by Bolsonarist groups
Last week, Bolsonaro kept his distance from Daniel Silveira's case, a PSL deputy from Rio de Janeiro who attacked Federal...
February 23, 2021
Opinion: Brazil and the Laws of No Responsibility
Opinion, by Simon Thomas RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil is chock full of laws, rules, and regulations (LR&Rs). This...
April 30, 2016