Rousseff Responds to Protests: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has unveiled a three-pronged plan to improve public services amid continued widespread demonstrations.
June 22, 2013Topic
Violence
Over a Million Protest in Brazil: Daily
ver a million people are estimated to have taken to the streets in Brazil’s state capitals on Thursday evening, with...
June 21, 2013
Economic Worries Stoke Brazil Protests
Hundreds of thousands of protesters in São Paulo, Rio and across Brazil have taken to the streets in protests sparked...
June 18, 2013
Protests in Brazil Gain Momentum: Daily
Protests in Brazilian cities, originally sparked by an increase in the cost of public transport in Rio and São Paulo,...
June 18, 2013
Brazil Protests Reveal Discontent: Daily
Protests over bus fare increases have turned violent over the last two weeks are spreading across Brazil, expressing discontent over...
June 15, 2013
Violence as Bus Protests Spread: Daily
At least 235 people have been arrested and 55 injured in violent bus protests in São Paulo; other cities, including...
June 14, 2013
Bus Price Protests Continue in Rio: Daily
Fresh protests against a rise in bus fares in Rio have led to at least 34 students being arrested on...
June 11, 2013
Complexo da Maré Waits to Receive UPP
Residents of Vila dos Pinheiros and Vila do João, slums in the Zona Norte's Complexo da Maré, are preparing for...
May 21, 2013
Gun Registrations Increase in Brazil
Federal Police data shows the number of guns with legal licenses up from 5,161 in 2004 to 31,500 in 2012,...
May 14, 2013