Tag: referendum
Brazil’s National Referendum Challenges Privatization of Mining Giant CVRD
From September 1st to 9, social movements from all over Brazil held a popular ...
October 23 – the Day the Music Died in Brazil
By voting not to ban the sales of guns and ammunition in the referendum ...
Brazil’s Referendum, a Rebellious Act That Makes No Difference
In a small Brazilian city, José Maria da Silva woke up on Sunday, October ...
Proposal to Ban Guns in Brazil Fails to Win a Single State
Weapons sales will not be banned in Brazil. On the basis of the returns ...
Brazil’s NO Win Is a Vote of Non-Confidence in Lula
A sweeping 64% of Brazilians said NO to a ban on the sale of ...
Violence-Plagued Brazil Says No to Gun Control in Referendum
Brazilians are voting Sunday on a proposal to ban all gun sales in the ...
Brazilian Referenda and Plebiscites Are Quite Undemocratic
Maria Victoria Benevides, professor of sociology and political science at the University of São ...
Brazil’s Gun Referendum Exposes Country’s Open Wound of Violence
The legalization or ban of guns and ammunition trade is the putative matter to ...
Brazil’s Gun Lobby Launches Hysterical Campaign Against Arms Ban
Human life in Brazil is cheap, regardless of your social status. Violent crime affects ...
Confessions of an Unarmed American Living in Brazil
On October 23, a Sunday, Brazilians will be asked to vote on the following ...
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