Death Toll Reaches 28 in Petrópolis: Daily
The death toll in Petropólis, where heavy rains have caused flooding and landslides, has reached 28 in the state of...
March 21, 2013Topic
Lucy Jordan
Transparency Reveals Super-Salaries
Since the Lei de Acesso à Informação (Freedom of Information Law) was passed it has emerged that many public servants...
March 19, 2013
At Least 3 Dead in Petrópolis Floods: Daily
At least three people have died following flooding in Petrópolis, in Rio de Janeiro state’s mountainous region of Região Serrana,...
March 18, 2013
Brazil Reacts to New Argentine Pope: Daily
The Catholic Church yesterday made history by selecting its first Latin American pope, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, from Argentina.
March 14, 2013
Violence Against Press Increasing in Brazil
Rodrigo Neto, a crime reporter in the state of Minas Gerais has become the third journalist to be killed so...
March 12, 2013
Rousseff’s Royalties Veto Blocked: Daily
Brazil’s Congress early Thursday morning voted to overturn President Dilma Rousseff’s line-item vetoes of a new oil royalties bill.
March 8, 2013
Land Dispute Deaths Up Ten Percent
The number of people murdered in Brazil over land and environmental disputes rose by more than ten percent in 2012,...
March 5, 2013
Forced Treatment for Brazil Crack Addicts
In an attempt to tackle Brazil’s crack epidemic, the city of Rio de Janeiro has begun a program of involuntary...
February 26, 2013
Wave of Violence Sweeps Santa Catarina
Seven violent attacks were reported in the state of Santa Catarina on Monday night, as a wave of violence reached...
February 5, 2013