In the villages of Tabatinga, Amazonas, Ticuna midwives work according to ancestral traditions, honing their skills generation after generation. However, they remain unrecognised by the state

In the following interview, a sociologist who has studied Rio de Janeiro’s [vigilante off-duty police] militias for 26 years explains the relationship between lawmakers and militia members and says that the Bolsonaro family is the political heir of representatives linked to extermination groups that were active in the 1990s. In January, during a police raid …

Farmers from Pará expect environmental agencies to be eviscerated

As criminals eye the natural riches of their heavily forested territories, the Ka’apor people refuse to be cowed – even if it means taking the law into their own hands

Federal courts are battling to shut down a nickel mining plant said to be contaminating the Cateté river – a charge the company denies

International journalists will be housed at Casa Publica while investigating human rights related issues in Rio de Janeiro

A Catholic psychologist in São Paolo tries to shame an undercover reporter into not having an abortion

Exclusive: Analysis finds favelas hit by fire in São Paulo have land values 76% higher than average, casting new doubt on official explanation of poor housing

Close to the border with Brazil, large illegal cannabis plantations thrive on a network of corruption

Nationalist demagogue Jair Bolsonaro is bidding to run for President. His views are truly frightening

Police in Quedas do Iguaçu are arresting MST supporters who occupy land to protest against timber company Araupel and cattle ranchers