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The realm of faith and politics: a project of power of Evangelical leaders in Brazil

Rise of Evangelical politicians in Brazil is not just the result of the growing number of believers in Brazilian society

Published in January 20, 2020 6:10 PM

Video | Half of teachers report violent incidents in São Paulo’s public school system

Weekly show also features the Oscar nomination of a Brazilian film and the increase of the illegal pesticide trade

Published in January 18, 2020 10:01 AM

Bolsonaro’s Culture secretary fired after quoting Nazi Goebbels

Brazilian cabinet official claimed he wasn’t familiar with Nazi Germany’s propaganda boss’ speech and blamed advisers

Published in January 17, 2020 5:56 PM

Dilma Rousseff: “Torture is about pain and death. They want you to lose your dignity”

Brazil’s ex-president on memory, camaraderie, resistance, and politics 50 years after her political incarceration

Published in January 16, 2020 7:27 PM

Indigenous and quilombola communities already face attacks in first few days of 2020

Traditional and indigenous communities are victims of killings and assault in at least three Brazilian states

Published in January 15, 2020 5:12 PM

Brazilian documentary "The Edge of Democracy" gets Oscar nomination

"We hope this film can help us all understand how crucial it is to protect our democracies," filmmaker Petra Costa wrote

Published in January 14, 2020 2:17 PM

Illegal pesticide trade grows in Brazil

Smuggled agrochemicals could represent 24% of domestic market, surveys show

Published in January 13, 2020 2:19 PM

Video | Three MST camps face risk of eviction in southern Brazil

The latest on Bolsonaro government's minimum wage policy is also featured on this week's What's Happening in Brazil

Published in January 11, 2020 2:04 PM

Pictures of a crisis: realities of Rio’s low social indexes

Around 15,000 people are homeless in the city of Rio, according to Public Defender’s Office

Published in January 10, 2020 6:52 PM

MST in Paraná mobilizes for land, life, and dignity

Landless workers are protesting their potential eviction from the camps they have been inhabiting for the past 20 years

Published in January 10, 2020 5:40 PM

2019 in Review | Oil spill, toxic mud, wildfires, Brazil govt attacks against nature

A man-made dam collapse in Brumadinho and wildfires in the Amazon and Pantanal biome marked the year

Published in January 9, 2020 10:26 AM

2019 in Review | Militarization, privatization, and budget cuts to education

Bolsonaro administration sponsored ideological actions to persecute universities and expand civic-military schooling

Published in January 7, 2020 12:13 PM

Ana Maria Primavesi, pioneer of agroecology in Brazil, passes away at 99 years old

By understanding the soil as a living organism, she was responsible for advances in ecological management of agriculture

Published in January 6, 2020 6:00 PM

Video | 2019 Year-End Special: The struggles of social movements under Jair Bolsonaro

Watch part 2 our Year-End Special, which also features the cultural and education policies pushed by the far-right govt

Published in January 4, 2020 9:39 AM

2019 in Review | Bolsonaro targets the MST, violence grows in the countryside

The president's violent discourse was put into practice: militants killed, cruel evictions, and an empowered farm lobby

Published in January 2, 2020 8:00 AM

Video | Year Ender 2019: Education is Resistance, Resistance is Education

We take a look at the struggles for free and quality education in Pakistan, the US, India, Colombia, Brazil, Chile

Published in December 31, 2019 12:25 PM

2019 in Review | Fewer doctors, less investment, and a shower of pesticides

The first year of the Bolsonaro government was characterized by setbacks and cuts in the public health care system

Published in December 31, 2019 9:00 AM

Video | 2019 Year-End Special: Bolsonaro’s first year in office

Watch part 1 of the Year-End Special of What's Happening in Brazil, which also features the release of ex-president Lula

Published in December 28, 2019 11:14 AM

2019 in Review | High police killing rates, massacres, criminalization of poverty

Law enforcement agents kill on the outskirts; prison deaths hit record high; Marielle Franco case remains unsolved

Published in December 27, 2019 10:21 AM

2019 in Review | Brazil for sale: economic stagnation, unemployment, precarization

Bolsonaro and Economy minister Paulo Guedes aggravate crisis and attacks against Brazilian sovereignty

Published in December 25, 2019 8:30 AM

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