Tag: justice
Woman Married to Woman Entitled to Paternity Leave When Companion Gives Birth, Rules Brazil Supreme
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled that non-pregnant women in same-sex unions are entitled ...
Abortion: Pro-choice Forces in Brazil Are Being Threatened by Christian Radicals and the Ultra-right
Brazil’s Supreme Court has postponed a debate on decriminalizing early-term abortion, leading feminists and ...
Lula Launches Book and Says He Will Be a Political Prisoner If Arrested Now
Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has released his new book, ‘The ...
Brazilian Justice Bans Carnaval Group for Celebrating Dictatorship and Torture
Dubbed “the world’s biggest party,” Brazil’s Carnaval is officially underway and this year’s festivities ...
Brazil’s Workers Party Chief Warns Many Will Be Killed If Lula Is Not Allowed to Run for President
Brazilian Senator and president of the Workers Party, PT, Gleisi Hoffmann said that jailing ...
For a Majority of Brazilians the Only Good Criminal Is a Dead One
Bandido bom é bandido morto — The only good criminal is a dead criminal. ...
The Man Who Ousted Brazil President Rousseff Gets 15 Years in Jail for Fraud
The man who led a campaign to paint Dilma Rousseff as a corrupt ...
On the Verge of Being Ousted, Brazil President Counts on a Slow Justice to Complete His Mandate
Brazilian President Michel Temer’s government expects a federal judge to recommend his removal for ...
The End of Brazil’s Richest Man: Bald and in Jail
Former Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista was arrested upon arrival at the Tom Jobim/Galeão International ...
Human Rights Watch Blames Brazil’s Prison Overcrowding on Country’s Anti-Drug Law
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized Brazil’s prison overcrowding problem in its World Report ...
