Violence

Vieira said he was confident that Brazil's friendship with Israel would survive the behavior of the current government in Tel Aviv

Brazil Keeps Lula’s Line of Blaming Israel for Genocide and Blocking Humanitarian Aid

Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told his country’s Senate Thursday that Israel’s “blockade of ...

Indigenous chief Merong Kamakã Mongoió led a group settled in Brumadinho. Photo: Alenice Baeta

Officially Brazilian Indigenous Leader Killed Himself. It Was Murder, Say Friends

Indigenous chief Merong Kamakã Mongoió, who was found dead in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, on ...

A young woman practices shooting in a gun club in Brazil.

After Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Gun Policy Will Likely Moderate Under Lula

Perhaps symbolically typified by the January 8th violence in Brasília, the transition of power ...

The crowd who took over the houses of the executive, legislative and judiciary.

The Day Bolsonaro Supporters Invaded Brasília and Spread Chaos and Terror

Hundreds of supporters of the former president have stormed the National Congress building, as ...

People skilled with weapons, sometimes linked to the state, use violence to ensure illicit activities. Giuseppe Flandoli/Shutterstock

The Future of the Amazon and the World Climate Is in the Hands of the Brazilian Militias

The future of the environmental agenda is on a collision course with Brazil’s violent ...

Health workers gather around an injured man in Rio

Police Raid Turns into a Massacre of 25 People in a Rio Favela

At least 25 people were dead and four hospitalized in the aftermath of a ...

Maré de Sabores Project / Photo: Douglas Lopes

Brazilian Women Spearhead Initiatives to Address Gender-Based Violence

In Brazil, women are at huge risk of violence, especially if they are minorised ...

Armed police raid a slum in Rio de Janeiro

In Shock, World Asks for Probe Over Police Massacre in Rio’s Favela

The United Nations said it was “deeply disturbed” by the killings of 28 people ...