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Brazil: Bolsonaro – the lone wolf dreams of glory
Nationalist demagogue Jair Bolsonaro is bidding to run for President. His views are truly frightening
Brazil: police target MST members in land occupations
Police in Quedas do Iguaçu are arresting MST supporters who occupy land to protest against timber company Araupel and cattle ranchers
Brazil: the poor must serve their sentence while the rich can stay at home
Poor women with young children are seldom allowed to serve house arrest, while wealthy defendants can stay at home with minimum restraints
Casa Pública is now accepting applications to house international reporters
Residency program offers a free stay at Casa Pública to those interested in investigating human rights related issues in Rio de Janeiro
Museum of Yesterday
This app by Agencia Publica mixes journalism with Pokemon Go to help people investigate the hidden past of Rio de Janeiro. Download and come onboard! It can be used anywhere in the world.
Life for Brazil’s Krenak after Fundao dam collapse
How Brazil's worst environmental disaster changed the lives of indigenous Krenak tribe on the banks of the Rio Doce
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Fake News Is Threatening Democracy In Venezuela
When you are at the climax of polarization, the truth is seen as a betrayal
Brazil Youths Threatened by Both Criminals and Police
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
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
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."
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
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
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
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'
Rio’s Forgotten Health Crisis
As authorities focus on thwarting Zika, few resources remain for tackling Rio’s high rates of tuberculosis
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
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
Frequently Asked Questions – Pública Residencies, Olympics Rio 2016 edition
Do you have any query regarding our residency program? See our FAQ below
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
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
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
