Brasilia

September 08, 2021

Estimates say more than 100,000 people hit the streets in Brasília and Sao Paulo on Sept. 7, Brazil's Independence Day. The numbers are far short of what President Bolsonaro was calling for — but it was still big.

Conflict & Justice

‘We will not leave Brasilia defeated’: Brazilian Indigenous groups mobilize to defend land rights

The World

June 22, 2021

Nearly 1,000 members of tribes across Brazil are camped in the country’s capital to defend land rights currently under legislative review in Congress and the Supreme Court.

Brazil's Supreme Court throws out corruption convictions against former President Lula

The World

March 09, 2021

Several small, celebratory demonstrations sprang up across Brazil on Monday night after the news broke that a Supreme Court judge threw out three corruption convictions against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Brazil under Bolsonaro

Calls for Bolsonaro’s impeachment intensify

The World

January 25, 2021

Protesters hit the streets this past weekend in caravans in major cities across Brazil.

Top of The World

Symbols of 'racist past' topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases

The World

June 08, 2020

A statue of a British slave trader in the UK and confederate statues in the US have been toppled or defaced as protesters demand a reckoning on systemic racism. Some Minneapolis City Council members said they will “begin the process of ending the Minneapolis Police Department." New Zealand has no active cases of COVID-19 in the country. Brasilia has become a new hotspot for the virus.

COVID-19

Bolsonaro’s ‘so what’ response to coronavirus deaths is the latest in his spiraling political crisis

The World

April 29, 2020

On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered an inquiry into Bolsonaro’s alleged interference with police investigations.

Brazil faces international backlash over Amazon fires, deforestation

The World

August 23, 2019

Leaders at the upcoming G7 summit want to talk about Brazil's fires and deforestation policy. It's the first time the environmental policies of one country are seen as a threat to other countries, says a Sâo Paulo professor.

Brazil under Bolsonaro

Do armed police officers in schools make kids safer? Brazil’s Bolsonaro says yes.

The World

July 17, 2019

Jair Bolsonaro targets teachers and supports having officers with guns in schools, raising fears of a return to Brazil’s days of dictatorship.

Global Politics

Brazilians are outraged and talking impeachment again

Agence France-Presse

May 18, 2017

Little over eight months since they impeached their last president, now Brazil's Michel Temer is facing demands for impeachment and new elections amid a scandal around alleged illicit payments to a jailed politician.

Conflict

Brazil approves 20-year spending freeze amid protests

Agence France-Presse

December 13, 2016

Brazil's Senate approved a 20-year government spending freeze billed as the centerpiece of austerity reforms aimed at restoring economic health to the troubled Latin American giant.

Brasilia

Bolsonaro pulls out all the stops to rally base on Brazil’s Independence Day

‘We will not leave Brasilia defeated’: Brazilian Indigenous groups mobilize to defend land rights

Brazil's Supreme Court throws out corruption convictions against former President Lula

Calls for Bolsonaro’s impeachment intensify

Symbols of 'racist past' topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases

Bolsonaro’s ‘so what’ response to coronavirus deaths is the latest in his spiraling political crisis

Brazil faces international backlash over Amazon fires, deforestation

Do armed police officers in schools make kids safer? Brazil’s Bolsonaro says yes.

Brazilians are outraged and talking impeachment again

Brazil approves 20-year spending freeze amid protests

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