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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 ...

Supreme Court's building in Brasília

70% of Brazilian Authorities’ Cases in the Higher Court Have to Do with Corruption

Some 70% of cases involving authorities at the Brazilian Supreme Court and the Superior ...

Marina Silva 2 - Wikimedia Commons

Marina Silva Announces She’s Running for the Fourth Time for President of Brazil

Marina Silva, Brazil’s third most popular candidate in the past three presidential elections, has ...

Illustration of black hole tearing apart star - NASA

Brazil Scientist Has New Theory for Universe’s Origin, with No Big Bang

The Big Bang is a widely accepted explanation for the origins of the universe; ...

Victoria Regia and other Amazonian plants species

New Inventory Lowers the Number of Amazonian Trees Species from 16,200 to 6,700

Scientists report that the Amazon region has more than 6,700 species of native trees, ...