Over a Million Protest in Brazil: Daily
ver a million people are estimated to have taken to the streets in Brazil’s state capitals on Thursday evening, with...
June 21, 2013Topic
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Economic Worries Stoke Brazil Protests
Hundreds of thousands of protesters in São Paulo, Rio and across Brazil have taken to the streets in protests sparked...
June 18, 2013
Protests in Brazil Gain Momentum: Daily
Protests in Brazilian cities, originally sparked by an increase in the cost of public transport in Rio and São Paulo,...
June 18, 2013
Violence as Bus Protests Spread: Daily
At least 235 people have been arrested and 55 injured in violent bus protests in São Paulo; other cities, including...
June 14, 2013
Bus Price Protests Continue in Rio: Daily
Fresh protests against a rise in bus fares in Rio have led to at least 34 students being arrested on...
June 11, 2013
Security Centers Open in Rio de Janeiro
Two state-of-the-art security centers have opened in Rio this month in the city’s effort to improve safety for the Confederations...
June 4, 2013
Indigenous Groups Occupy Ranches: Daily
Indigenous activists have reoccupied a number of ranches in Mato Grosso do Sul, in a long-running dispute over territory they...
June 4, 2013
Rio Police Operations to Secure Cristo
Weeks before the FIFA Confederations Cup and World Youth Day, Rio pacifies favelas to improve security for tourists visiting Christ...
April 30, 2013
Carandiru Trial Highlights Prison Crowding
Twenty years after the São Paulo Carandiru Massacre, which killed 111 prisoners, prison overcrowding remains a serious human rights issue...
April 9, 2013