São Paulo: 34 days after fire, victims still living in tents
City, State and Federal Governments abandon victims of Paysandu fire and building collapse
By Benedito Barbosa
On May 1, a former federal police building that was occupied by squatters caught fire and collapsed...
The Paysandu Fire and the Right to the City
By Brian Mier.
In the early morning of May 1, a 24 story building on Paysandu square in central São Paulo caught fire and collapsed. There are three confirmed deaths and 36...
A Tragedy Foretold: FLM leader Osmar Silva Borges on the Paysandu Fire
Although squatters are frequently treated as criminals in the national and international media, according to article 5 of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution, any citizen who does not own property has the...
When Living is a Privilege, Occupying is a Right
According to the Brazilian Constitution of 1988, land banking is a crime. Unlike in, for example, the United States, it is illegal for a landlord to hold a building empty for...
