A word collage

The Surreal Reality of Being a Journalist in Brazil, Where Judges Intimidate the Press

Brazilian journalist Erik Silva never imagined that printing information from a municipal government website ...

A Uber driver in Brazil

Brazil Congress Moves to Derail Uber and Company

Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted Tuesday to give cities greater power to regulate ...

Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) building in Brazilian capital Brasília

If All Goes As Planned, Brazilian President Will Fend Off Trial and Complete Mandate

Brazil’s top electoral court on Tuesday delayed proceedings in a landmark trial about illegal ...

President Michel Temer checking his cell phone - Beto Barata/PR

Brazil Prosecutor Wants President Temer Impeached for Illegal Campaign with Rousseff

Brazilian President Michel Temer since taking office, in May 2016, has faced one crisis ...

Ana Luiza Junqueira Vilela Viacava jailed for land grabbing in the Amazon - Federal Police/Publicity

Vilela: A Brazilian Family Synonymous with Terror in the Amazon

Every month, a group of wealthy women representing some of Brazil’s most exclusive and ...

Man cleaning building's window

Brazil’s Outsourcing Bill Divides Employers and Workers

The lower house of the Brazilian Congress passed a bill to allow companies to ...

A prison in Brazil - Wilson Dias/ABr

Gang Country: In This Brazilian Prison Guards Do Not Enter

Brazil’s representatives had to explain at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human ...

Waldomiro Costa Pereira was killed while recovering in hospital - MST

Brazilian Land Rights Activist Shot Dead in Hospital While Recovering from Assassination Attempt

Waldomiro Costa Pereira, an activist with the Landless Workers Movement, MST, was killed when ...