Tag: Brazil

More than 350 municipalities have been affected by the heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul

Worst Flood in 80 Years Leaves 85 Dead and 130 Missing After Environmental Code is Changed in Brazil

Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, has been severely affected by the heaviest ...

Banner image: Mercury being used to agglomerate gold. Image © Fabio Nascimento.

Boosted During the Bolsonaro Era, the Illegal Gold Trade in Brazil Is Still Alive

2023 was a game-changer for the Brazilian gold industry. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ...

A protester being beaten by the police during the dictatorship

60 Years After the Military Coup Brazil´s Democracy Keeps Traits of Authoritarianism

The Brazilian transition from the civil-military dictatorship to the New Republic in the 1990s ...

Justice Alexandre de Moraes says Musk initiated a public "disinformation campaign"

Brazil’s Supreme Court Investigates Elon Musk on Suspicion of Spreading Fake News

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the inclusion of multibillionaire Elon ...

A book by former Brazzil contributor John Fitzpatrick.

“Compared with São Paulo, New York is Sleepy Hollow.” A new book about Brazil´s biggest city.

Former Brazzil contributor John Fitzpatrick has just published a collection of short stories called ...