Tag: Murder
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 ...
25 Years After Candelária Kids Massacre, Things Only Got Worse in Brazil
The murder of a group of street children in Rio de Janeiro sent shockwaves ...
Execution in Rio of Black Activist and Councilwoman Shocks and Moves Brazil
Prominent Brazilian human rights activist and councilwoman Marielle Franco was assassinated in Rio de ...
In Brazil, Every Hour Seven People Are Killed. That’s 61,600 Murders a Year
The number of violent deaths registered during 2016 in Brazil reached 61,600, a 4.7% ...
Being a Human Rights Activist Is High Risk in Brazil. 66 Were Killed Last Year Alone
According to a report by the Brazilian Committee for Human Rights Defenders, violence against ...
The Killing Fields of Brazil: 61 Murdered Last Year Fighting for Their Land
A year after witnessing the murder of his friend by a gang of farmers ...
Brazil’s Corruption? This Is Small Change. The Real Problem Are the 60,000 Killed a Year
Somewhere between outraged and perplexed, Brazilians have been bombarded with news about their political ...
Brazil’s Genocide Project for Blacks: 70% of Those Murdered Are Black
African-descendants in Brazil are 23.5 percent more likely to be killed than any other ...
Brazil Group in Charge of Cleaning the Police Indicted for Murder and Torture
Brazil’s Special Group for Fighting Organized Crime (Gaeco) of the state of Paraná has ...
Brazil Cannibalism: Man Gets 16 Years for Killing and Eating Foe’s Heart
Brazilian carpenter Gilmar Alberto Wasckman, 46, was convicted this Friday, July 31st, by a ...
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