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Capoeiristas from one of Brazil’s biggest groups denounce their masters for sexual crimes

1 de julho de 2021 | Por Alice Maciel, Andrea DiP, Mariama Correia

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

U.S. and Argentine investors tied to illegal land deals and deforestation in Brazil

26 de maio de 2021 | Por Caio de Freitas

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

‘Throw them overboard’: Brazil mine disaster victims bullied over compensation

25 de fevereiro de 2021 | Por Alice Maciel

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

Damares’ disciples: female evangelicals increasing presence in Brazilian politics

5 de novembro de 2020 | Por Mariama Correia

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

Brazil: “We’re on a precipice”

28 de maio de 2020 | Por Ciro Barros

Professor João Cezar warns of Bolsonarista coup

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The FBI, the Fusion Center, and the Far Right: US creep in Brazil

4 de maio de 2020 | Por Natalia Viana

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”

Bolsonaro thinks he can hide the bodies

6 de abril de 2020 | Por Marina Amaral

The Brazilian state could organize an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic – but not with Jair Bolsonaro as president, argues Vladimir Safatle, a philosopher and professor at the Universidade de São Paulo

Brazil: local activists fill the information vacuum on Covid-19

1 de abril de 2020 | Por José Cícero

With the government awol, the battle against fake news in the favelas and urban periphery

Foreign companies “offloading” agrotoxins in Brazil banned in their own countries

19 de dezembro de 2019 | Por Luana Rocha, Mariana Della Barba, Agência Pública/Repórter Brasil

In 2017, Brazilian authorities decided to ban paraquat because of its links to Parkinson’s disease. But since then, imports have increased, and restrictions have been relaxed due to pressure from foreign chemical companies

“We’re witnessing a final offensive against Brazil’s indigenous people”

10 de outubro de 2019 | Por Ciro Barros, Thiago Domenici

The anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro discusses indigenous resistance in the Amazon, the indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, and his pessimism about the climate crisis

Militias advance on Rio environmental reserve

30 de agosto de 2019 | Por Mariana Simões

In Baixada Fluminense, a new round of illegal land sales is under way

Keeping an ancient tradition alive: meet the indigenous midwives of the Amazon

2 de julho de 2019 | Por Rodrigo Pedroso

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 Rio de Janeiro, the Militia Isn’t a Parallel Power. It’s the Government.’

15 de junho de 2019 | Por Mariana Simões

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

Pay-off time: Brazilian agribusiness calls in favours

22 de abril de 2019 | Por Ciro Barros

Farmers from Pará expect environmental agencies to be eviscerated

Beleaguered Amazon tribes remain staunch in defence of their land

28 de maio de 2018 | Por Jessica Mota

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

‘The river is dead’: is a mine polluting the water of Brazil’s Xikrin tribe?

15 de maio de 2018 | Por Naira Hofmeister, José Cícero

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

Casa Publica launches new edition of its Residency Program

14 de março de 2018 | Por Redação

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

Deceit at a Brazilian ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’

2 de fevereiro de 2018 | Por Andrea DiP

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

Revealed: fires in São Paulo favelas more likely on higher-value land

27 de novembro de 2017 | Por Iuri Barcelos, Natalia Viana

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
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