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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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
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
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
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
