Brazilian Governors Demand Promised Funds For Public Security
In March President Temer announced R$42 million in funds to states as part of the federal government’s National Public Security...
May 21, 2018Topic
Politics
Brazilian Government Request CIA Reports on Dictatorship
Brazilian leader not only knew of torture and killings but personally approved operations, say CIA documents.
May 14, 2018
Deep Racial Inequality Remains in Brazil Despite Progress
On the 30th anniversary of Brazil's "Citizen Constitution" and the 130th year since the Abolition of Slavery, deep-rooted racial inequalities...
May 14, 2018
Police Recreate Assassination of Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco
Public Security Minister, Raul Jungmann, admitted there is evidence of the participation of a lawmaker and police officers in the...
May 11, 2018
Brazil’s Gymnastics May Lose Sponsor Due to Reports of Abuse
Caixa Economica Federal had pledged to invest more than R$20 million until 2020 in artistic gymnastics team.
May 10, 2018
Brazil’s Anti-Corruption Judge Backs Out of Presidential Race
Barbosa came into the political limelight during the mensalão scandal, by sending to jail leading politicians for corruption, money laundering...
May 9, 2018
Brazil’s Lava Jato’s 51st Phase Focuses on Petrobras, MDB Party
According to prosecutors more than US$56.5 million (equivalent to R$200 million today) were given out in bribes from 2010 to...
May 8, 2018
Brazil’s Supreme Court Limits Lawmakers’ Jurisdiction Privileges
Decision by Justices to only hear cases which crime was committed during lawmaker's mandate may reduce some of the impunity...
May 4, 2018
Fire Causes Collapse of 24-Story Building in São Paulo
The abandoned building had 90 families, and a total of 248 squatters, living there at the time of the fire.
May 1, 2018