Community homes welcome LGBTQIA+ people throughout Brazil
According to a report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Association (ILGA), Brazil ranks first
February 17, 2022Topic
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UN Committee against Torture calls for urgent reform of Bolivian courts for lack of independence
The report, prepared by 10 independent experts who monitor the implementation of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,
December 6, 2021
Brazil’s Petrobras Profits Soar US$2.7 Billion in Second Quarter
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's beleagured state-run oil company Petrobras registered a surprising surge...
August 7, 2018
Human Rights Watch Criticizes Brazil for Prison Violence
Overcrowding in Brazilian prisons and the high number of and extrajudicial killings by police forces contribute to a cycle of...
January 13, 2017
Rio Favela Communities Gain App to Report Police Abuse
The new application to report police misconduct and abuse, Nós por Nós, has already had 500 downloads and forty incidents...
April 11, 2016
Brazil Slips In Global Competitiveness Rankings: Daily
Brazil’s global competitiveness ranking has fallen by three places in relation to last year.
May 23, 2014
Brazil Among Most Expensive for Business
Out of the world’s five major high-growth economies – Brazil, China, India, Mexico and Russia – Brazil is ranked the...
April 10, 2012