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

Professor João Cezar warns of Bolsonarista coup

The report reveals meetings involving the representatives from other areas of the US Government, such as the Treasury, with the new Justice and Security Minister in the first weeks of his tenure, intended to “deepen Brazil’s legal cooperation with the United States”