Tag: police
Brazil’s Drug War Is Filling Up Jails Like in the US
Nearly half of all people imprisoned in Brazil’s third most populous state, Rio de ...
Students Prison in Brazil Had Help from Infiltrated Army Captain
The Brazilian man accused of infiltrating a group of students opposed to the government ...
Comparing Discriminatory Policing and Social Action in Brazil and the US
The disproportionately harsh and violent treatment of African-Americans by law enforcement officials has been ...
Rio Sets Up Office Against Terror, With Drones and Surveillance Balloons
A lot of people are fretting about the safety of the Rio Olympic Games. ...
The 10,000 Men from Rio Olympics Security Forces Were Trained by Israel
Next month’s summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will take place under watchful ...
The World Cup Games Won’t Stop the Street Protests in Brazil
Brazil went through a roller coaster in June of 2013. Thousands of people overflowed ...
In Bahia, Brazil, Politicians Revenge Is Also Best Served Cold
Marco Prisco was getting tanned in the sunshine in the wonderful resort in Costa ...
In Bahia, Brazil, Politicians Revenge Is Also Best Served Cold
Marco Prisco was getting tanned in the sunshine in the wonderful resort in Costa ...
Brazil Protests: Bus and Banks Vandalized and Burned in Rio and São Paulo
Protesters demonstrating in Brazil in support of teachers receiving better pay in the Brazilian ...
Rape and the Basic Unfairness of Brazil’s Society
In late March, the brutal gang rape of an American tourist in a transit ...
