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, 2018Topic
Politics
Brazil’s Lula Not Worried About Appeal Decision or Hearing
The courts have scheduled to decide Lula's conviction appeal in January and questioning him on another criminal case in February.
December 18, 2017
Brazil’s Pension Reform Now Re-Scheduled for February 2018
Despite 2018 being an election year, government allies believe that the critical pension reform bill will be approved after Carnival...
December 15, 2017
Mercosur and EU Trade Agreement Postponed Again
The Mercosur-EU trade agreement faces another postponement. Analysis of the political and procedural delays blocking the deal. Expert coverage from...
December 13, 2017
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
Brazil Has World’s Third Largest Prison Population
The number of prison beds has not increased in the same proportion, with 89 percent of the country’s prison population...
December 11, 2017
Rio’s Most Wanted Fugitive, Rogerio 157, Captured
The fugitive was responsible for the eruption of violence in the favela community of Rocinha in September, which led state...
December 6, 2017
Brazil’s Congress Votes on Controversial Abortion Bill
The law would make abortion illegal in the country but according to a recent study, the majority of Brazilians accept...
December 5, 2017
Rio’s Police Continue with Armed Forces Support, Despite Criticism
A recent survey revealed that between 2010-2015 twenty officers alone were responsible for at least ten percent of all violent...
November 30, 2017