Brazilian Judge Denies in Single Day 143 Petitions to Free Lula
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The president of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ),...
July 12, 2018Topic
Prison
Judges in Brazil Battle to Keep, or Release Lula from Jail
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the World Cup behind them, Brazilians watched a...
July 9, 2018
Brazil’s Court Rejects Lula’s Pleas to Stay Out of Jail
The 6 to 5 vote rejecting Lula's habeas corpus allows authorities to arrest the former president, leading to praises and...
April 5, 2018
Upheld Verdict for Brazil’s Lula May Keep Him From Presidency
The Ficha Limpa bill states that those convicted of crimes are not eligible to run for public office which may...
January 25, 2018
Goiás Prison Riot Mastermind was Arrested in Rio State
Stephan de Souza Vieira, believed to have ordered the riot which left nine dead and fourteen injured was arrested in...
January 8, 2018
Goiás Prison Riot Leaves 9 Dead and 14 Wounded in Brazil
The Executive Superintendence of Penitentiary Administration (SEAP) confirmed through a statement released on Monday (January 1st) night that nine prisoners...
January 2, 2018
Brazil Extends Support of Federal Troops in Amazonas Prisons
In the beginning of the year, a uprising at one of the units left more than sixty inmates dead, six...
December 12, 2017
State in Brazil’s North Requests Aid After 26 Killed in Prison Riot
State governor Robinson Faria will ask Brazil’s federal government for extra security forces to secure the Natal Alcaçuz State Penitentiary,...
January 17, 2017
Ex-Governor Sérgio Cabral Arrives at Bangu 8 Prison in Rio de Janeiro
The former governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral, was transferred Saturday (December 17th) from Federal Police incarceration in Curitiba,...
December 19, 2016