In late January, harrowing pictures from the Yanomami Indigenous reserve began popping up on Brazilian social media
Even as the armed forces and police broke up the 8 January insurrection in Brasilia, carting more than 1,000 rioters off to prison, the Brazilian rumour mills spun into high gear.
In the years leading-up to the outbreak of genocide in Darfur, in 2003, median rainfall plummeted by a third.
Any hope of keeping global temperatures under 2C depends on the acceleration of radical climate action – including in the world’s forests.
After seven straight years of record-breaking global temperatures, and nearly three decades since the first United Nations consort on environment and development, concern over the gathering climate emergency has finally gone mainstream
Louise Marie shares below some reflections on the importance of Cyber Portals to CCB and the lessons learned from the process of developing the national portal
Today on Front Burner, director of the Igarapé Institute in Rio de Janeiro and political analyst Robert Muggah
Discrimination and violence against Brazil’s LGBTQ communities are widespread, yet often underreported
Many Brazilians were worried by the torrent of disinformation on social networks during this year’s bitterly contested U.S. presidential elections
This article is part of a series in which leading experts reflect on emerging trends for cities seeking to address hate, polarisation and extremism.
JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, is turning to blockchain to ensure the traceability of the tens of thousands of cattle it processes every day in Brazil, following intense pressure from both investors and activists over its environmental record.
The world’s longest Zoom call is underway at the United Nations General Assembly today.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defended his administration’s record protecting the Amazon rainforest, telling the United Nations’ virtual meeting of global leaders on Tuesday that his country has been wrongly portrayed as an environmental villain. Bolsonaro’s critics were quick to pick apart his claims.
On July 7, Jair Bolsonaro, president of the world’s second hardest-hit country by COVID-19, announced he had tested positive for coronavirus and had mild symptoms. Shortly afterwards, he removed his mask to show everyone he was ok.
Moro’s resignation is a seismic event in Brazilian politics. His departure signals a dangerous new phase for Brazil. It amounts to a “coup” against democracy because the autonomy of the federal police (and rule of law) is an essential foundation for democratic governance. Moro’ dismissal was not,
Furious at corrupt politicians and fearful of deteriorating security, many Brazilians are calling for a military intervention to clean house of crooked leaders and crack down on heavily armed drug gangs.
La vuelta de la violencia en Río coincide con un recorte del 30% del presupuesto de seguridad en un Estado al borde de la quiebra, donde todos los recursos se dedican a seguir pagando los salarios de los agentes y a veces ni dan para eso.
Ilona Szabó talks to Americas Quartely about violence in Rio de Janeiro.
OpenDemocracy July, 2017 Rio de Janeiro is not one, but many cities. There´s the one that most people have heard about – made up of posh beach facing neighbourhoods such as Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon. Then there´s the city that gets less attention which includes
Open Society Foundations May, 2017 Earlier this month in Culiacán, Mexico, according to a report from the New York Times, the veteran journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas, chronicler of the drug cartel–fueled violence that today ravages large swaths of Mexico and Latin America, was murdered. He
New York Times May, 2017 RIO DE JANEIRO — After months of trading messages on social media praising violence by the Islamic State militant group, Leonid El Kadre de Melo said it was time to act. “I want to be clear,” he wrote in a
Yahoo Notícias en Español April, 2017 La exposición a la violencia doméstica, la ausencia de escuelas como espacios de protección y la existencia de un referente de masculinidad basado en la fuerza son, unidos a las redes del narcotráfico, algunos de los factores que empujan
JOTA April, 2017 New infrastructure will make Brazil an even more critical component of the world’s Internet Three years ago, former President Dilma Rousseff signed the Marco Civil da Internet into law. This crowdsourced digital bill of rights provides key guarantees for Brazilian citizens
O Globo April, 2017 Referência mundial em governança, americano deu palestra no Rio a convite da FGV Direito e do Instituto Igarapé “Tenho 82 anos, nasci em New Jersey e estudei em Princeton e Oxford. Sou professor aposentado de Ciência Política do MIT e de
Nexo April, 2017 Especialista em segurança pública e política de drogas responde a perguntas dos leitores sobre legalização da maconha e outras coisas mais.
Jota March 27, 2017 Ainda que destacada pelas manchetes dos jornais no país e no mundo, a crise carcerária brasileira segue inabalada. Logo após os massacres do início do ano, o governo federal adotou medidas paliativas, mas o potencial para mais episódios de violência permanece,
[Em inglês] Authorities are struggling to contain deadly clashes between rival gangs in prison, which threaten to ignite more violence on the street. Long-term, the Brazilian government will have to revisit its “lock them up” policy and build political support to address overcrowding.
8 February 2017 Brazilian troops landed in the Caribbean country in December for another six-month mission. The 25th Contingent of the Brazilian Infantry Battalion (BRABATT) operates in the country as part of the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). For the next six months, 850
Folha de S. Paulo – Traficante. O português é daquelas línguas que, no geral, marcam o gênero de substantivos
Valor Econômico – O crescimento acelerado nas últimas décadas tornou as cidades latinoamericanas frágeis do ponto de vista da urbanização
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