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DEMOCRACY FEMINISM LAWFARE

April 17, 2016: The Day of Men

On April 17, 2016 everyone across Brasil glued themselves to the television to watch  Congress vote on the impeachment process against Partido das Trabalhadores (PT) president Dilma Rousseff. It was a historic moment, not just for the fragile Brasilian democracy that was installed in 1985, but also as one of the few opportunities for Brasilian […]

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OPINION POLITICS SOCIAL MOVEMENTS UNDERSTANDING BRASIL

Brasil: a country made by men who don’t love women

Written exclusively for Brasil Wire by Marie Declercq.  The experience of being a woman in Brasil often seems to be limited to a part in the cliche that it is the country of beautiful beaches, football and women. Although this is often used as a form of praise, it also restricts woman’s role to the […]