Brazil’s Government and Protesting Truck Drivers Reach Agreement
Although officials announced the suspension of the protest the decision among truck drivers’ associations was not unanimous.
May 25, 2018Topic
protests
Protests Mark a Month of Rio Councilwoman’s Murder
Rio’s civil police is working with the hypothesis of an action by militiamen for the Franco and Gomes executions.
April 16, 2018
Protests Erupt in Brazil as Court Decide on Lula’s Fate
Crowds pro and against the former president gathered in several cities throughout the country on the eve of the Supreme...
April 4, 2018
Opinion: What Anti-Temer Protests Show of Brazilians
Opinion by Jeb Blount - I’ve rarely been as depressed about Brazil’s future as I was watching the giant Brazil-wide...
May 31, 2017
Brazil’s President Temer Says Reforms Will Continue
Two days after one of the largest nationwide strikes Brazil has seen in decades, President Michel Temer, said that the...
May 1, 2017
Nationwide Strike Leads Brazil to Standstill, Violence
As many as 40 million are said to have stayed home on Friday while thousands protested in the streets against...
April 29, 2017
Brazil Protesters Take to Streets, but in Smaller Numbers
Demonstrations seen in over 130 cities against everything from corruption, to the proposed social security reform and an outsourcing bill...
March 27, 2017
Nationwide Protests in Brazil Against Pension Reform
In São Paulo the protest was peaceful but in other cities such as Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, protesters clashed...
March 16, 2017
Rio de Janeiro Sees Protests Turn Violent Again in Centro
Wednesday's peaceful protest quickly turned violent as the protest spread to other streets forcing storeowners and even a metro station...
February 2, 2017