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“It is an attack on freedom of expression and information”, says journalist, condemned by STJ and STF for the publication of the book “Operação Banqueiro”
Activists from Brazil’s urban peripheries are among the hardest hit by the climate crisis, and they are becoming increasingly active in the fight against it
Bank Forbes & Manhattan appears to be aided in pushing its mining interests in Brazil thanks to lobbying efforts by an old army acquaintance of the country’s vice president
Single mothers who raise their families alone were hit face on by the loss of jobs and income; women are always the last to eat
An investigation begun in May this year by the Brazilian Federal Police highlighted “a major scheme facilitating the smuggling of rainforest products
Leaders from the renowned capoeira group Cordão de Ouro, which has accredited schools in more than thirty countries, accused of abusing children and adolescents since the 1970s
João Soares Rocha, who, according to the Federal Police, used cattle-raising to launder money made from drugs, is also involved in slave labour, illegal deforestation and homicide
The company BrasilAgro has been under investigation since 2016 — the beneficiaries range from Argentine ranchers to US pension funds and the Bank of New York
Communities awaiting compensation from the worst environmental disaster in Brazilian history say they’re being stymied by a convoluted legal process that favors those responsible
Brazilian mayors peddling 'cures' ahead of November elections
Damares Alves, Brazil’s minister for women, the family and human rights, has inspired a new generation of conservative Christian women to run for public office
