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Bolsonaro, Militias and Marielle Franco: What We Know
As the net around Marielle Franco’s killers tightens, more and more evidence is pointing to an extermination group that has a relationship with the …
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Police arrest Bolsonaro neighbor in Marielle Franco killing
Suspect Ronnie Lessa, a former Military Policeman, lived in luxury condo within yards of the President’s home. At 4 AM on the morning of …
Anti-corruption, Authoritarianism and the Arrest of a Governor
Rio Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão was not very popular, but his evidence-free preventative imprisonment by the Federal Police may be an ominous foreshadowing of …
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Assassination plot against PSOL Congressman Freixo
Reports have emerged that PSOL’s newly elected Federal Deputy, Marcelo Freixo, elected in October is the target of an assassination plot by a paramilitary group …
How conservative corruption opened a fascist door in Rio
Massive corruption in Rio de Janeiro’s disastrous Public/Private transportation partnerships brought an end to decades of MDB party hegemony, but the power vacuum that …
New Rio governor wants snipers
Rio police killed over 1000 people last year. Now Jair Bolsonaro’s neofascist gubernatorial ally says he wants police snipers to assassinate low level drug …
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Military Operation in Maré: Harassment, Illegality and Murder
The action lasted over 14 hours, leaving one dead, dozens of injured and thousands of angry citizens. As Rio de Janeiro’s military occupation reaches …
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Rio Judge Gives 7 Year Sentence to June 2013 Protesters
On July 17th, a Rio de Janeiro judge sentenced 23 activists who participated in the June 2013 protests to prison sentences ranging from 5-7 …
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“Lots of Gunfire, Little Intelligence”: Rio’s Military Failure
Deaths in massacres have increased while arms apprehensions have dropped, according to data from the Candido Mendes University Center for Security and Citizenship Studies’ …
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Iconic Rio bar owner arrested following tribute to slain Marielle
On the night of March 18th, Alfredo Jacinto Mello was pulled out of his bar, the legendary Bip Bip in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, …
