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The latest news from the Brazzil Magazine news team.

Military operation at favela Kelson's, in Rio de Janeiro. - Fernando Frazão/ABr

Brazil Breaks Own Record with 63,880 Murders in 2017 or 175 per Day

Brazil had a record number of murders last year, with homicides rising 3.7% from ...

Lula makes a heart with his hands

Although in Jail, Lula Is Nominated by His Party to Be Presidential Candidate

Brazil’s leftist Workers’ Party nominated its charismatic founder Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for ...

Truck drivers stop the BR-040 road, in Valparaíso de Goiás during strike against fuels hike - Valter Campanato/ABr

Paralyzed, Brazil Enters Eighth Day as Hostage of Truck Drivers

Brazil should start this Monday a new week and the eight day with a ...

Lula arrives in jail, in Curitiba, Paraná

Lula: Self-Proclaimed “Most Honest” Brazilian Is in Jail for Money Laundering

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was flown on Saturday evening to the prison in ...

Protesting against reform of Social Security - Rovena Rosa/ABr

Brazil Gives Up Reforming Social Security Under Popular Pressure

The Political Affairs Minister Carlos Marun said today that the bill intended to overhaul ...

Brazilian Army on a Rio slum - Vladimir Platonow/ABr

Army Back in Rio, This Time Taking Over the Security of the City

Brazil’s military has taken full control of security in Rio de Janeiro and the ...

Cyberactivist Sergio Amadeus warns such laws would impact "social movements" more than the corporate media.

Brazil’s Mr. Fuck Rushing to Get Anti Fake News Law Passed. Indies Fear Loss of Freedom to Report

Brazil’s General Secretary of the Superior Electoral Court Luciano Felicio Fuck is calling for ...

A Lula portrait

Brazil’s Court Decides This Month If Lula Goes to Jail or Gets a Chance to Become President

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will learn later this month of ...

Jornalivre is a notorious fake news disseminator in Brazil

Brazil’s Effort to Fight Fake News Raises Concerns About Censorship

In early December 2017, Brazil’s government established a committee to monitor and possibly order ...