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Faced by the public defenders of a youth court in São Paulo, Brazil, Gorete emotionally explained what happened on the February night when four military police officers came to her home and threatened to kill her teenage son. The police officers, who were searching for a revolver they believed Gorete’s son was hiding, did not
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Maduro Justice: Secret Evidence and Military Courts for Venezuela’s Protesters
Taken by police on May 15, Carlos Ramírez waits in a military jail while the government looks for evidence against him. His case is not uncommon
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Brazil’s quilombos face eucalyptus giant in land war
"They stole our forests and our water. We took our medicine from the forest. Now, they put police and dogs at our door."
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Brazil’s failed Africa project
“For every African problem, there is a Brazilian solution.” Those words by Kenyan professor Calestous Juma, highlighting the potential benefits toAfrica of Brazil’s expertise and experience in modernising its own nation, now have a bitter irony for many in the continent. Presented as an opportunity to develop Africa, Brazil’s investments there have not only failed
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Revealed: What Donald Trump has really been up to in Latin America
The New York tycoon has extensive business ties to a region whose people he has often offended
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Rio 2016: City counts the human cost of Olympics after eight killed by police and thousands of families evicted
Violent police operations were carried out in several areas of Rio de Janeiro - and two officers died in the first ten days of the Games
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Dilma Rousseff interview: Brazil’s first female leader on trying to clear her name
Exclusive Q&A : Ms Rousseff said she was the victim of a 'parliamentary coup'
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Rio’s Forgotten Health Crisis
As authorities focus on thwarting Zika, few resources remain for tackling Rio’s high rates of tuberculosis
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Private police target Rio’s dark-skinned and homeless
Ahead of Brazil's Olympics, business-funded agents are arresting and relocating "suspicious" people, some 80km away
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Casa Pública opens vacancies for foreign reporters covering the Olympic Games
The Pública Residencies Program will offer a grant and accommodation for those interested in investigating human rights issues connected to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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Frequently Asked Questions – Pública Residencies, Olympics Rio 2016 edition
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Napalm in the Ribeira Valley
Documents, debris and residents’ reports reveal an obscure story from the dictatorship: in 1970, the FAB (Força Aérea Brasileira, the Brazilian Air Force) bombarded a rural area near São Paulo with incendiary bombs
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I died in Maré / Je suis mort à Maré
Watch this short documentary about violence in the eyes of the children of Maré, one of the most dangerous slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Brazil: court condemns child exploitation in major football championship
São Paulo football club Portuguesa Santista is convicted of using players aged 14-16 in a situation of precarious work: 12 boys shared three double mattresses in an insanitary bed-sitter with an empty fridge. The problem is widespread in Brazil
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Nilcilene Miguel de Lima, Amazon Activist With Escort And Bulletproof Vest: ‘They’re Going To Kill Me’
An activist leader in the Amazon won protection from Brazil's National Security Force, but continues to live under threat. At the same time, loggers run free
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The land belongs to the indian, but whose is the carbon?
An Irish company has purchased rights to the carbon credits of the indigenous land of the Munduruku Tribe in the Amazon. They promised US$ 120 million over 30 years, but experts say the contract is illegal
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Brazil Arms Exports: Country Preaches Peace, Sells Tons Of Arms
Brazilian government pushes for more exports of light arms, while the industry lacks transparency. In 5 years Brazil exported 4,5 millions of guns and weapons
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Brazil’s 2014 World Cup: Rights Abuses Revealed In Report
Publica had access to a report produced by popular organizations from 12 cities that will host the 2014 World Cup. They say the people's rights are being left out