Brazil’s Bolsonaro Accused of Trying to Censure the Press
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Eighteen entities operating in Brazil are accusing the government of Jair Bolsonaro of violations of freedom...
March 8, 2020Topic
OAS
Group’s Firing Is Death Blow to Human Rights in Brazil
The decision earlier this week by Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, of exonerating the entire team of the National Mechanism to...
June 13, 2019
Brazil’s Former President Lula Convicted for Corruption Again
Brazilian Judge Gabriela Hardt convicted former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday to 12 years and 11 months...
February 7, 2019
Outspoken Gay Legislator Flees Brazil After Death Threats
One of Brazil’s most outspoken gay legislator, Jean Wyllys, announced on Thursday through his social media that he was not...
January 25, 2019
OAS Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is in Brazil
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The delegation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)...
November 5, 2018
Troops Called to Monitor Sunday’s Elections in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) approved on Tuesday the...
October 24, 2018
Lima Group and Brazil Clash with OAS on Venezuelan Intervention
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tension between the secretary general of the Organization of...
September 17, 2018
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, 2017
OAS and NGOs Say Brazil Fails to Protect Citizens Living in Favelas
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), part...
October 24, 2017