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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhat hides behind Bolsonaro’s project for the Brazilian Amazon?PowerPoint slides used during a government meeting in Pará this year confirm that the current government intends to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaJoane: Plastic is killing us in the AmazonThis young Brazilian activist fights for a better future in her village in the Brazilian Amazon. Her story is the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDrica: Resistance in the quilombos of the Trombetas RiverThis Brazilian activist is responsible for an association of 6 afro-Brazilian communities that face the threat of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDani: LGBT+ and environmental activism in the Tapajós National ForestDani, an activist who fights to preserve the Brazilian jungle and for LGBT rights within her community, is the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy Jair Bolsonaro’s new security policy endangers the lives of black and marginalized womenBrazil’s new gun legislation and measure package for public security threaten to increase gun deaths and police...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaEdnei: This is Maró Indigenous LandThe communities of the Brazil's Amazonian face challenges due to aggressive industrial activities, today encouraged...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA life fighting against hydroelectricityIndigenous people from the south of the Brazilian rainforest have mobilised to prevent 138 hydroelectricity plants...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#VazaJato in Brazil: Sergio Moro, political pawn of the far rightInformation recently leaked by The Intercept Brazil has provided evidence of the political plot of Sergio Moro and...
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Published in: HomeBrazil’s conservative revolutionNow it is Bolsonaro’s turn to shut down courses in philosophy and sociology, ostensibly to privilege "areas that...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBrazil’s failed war on drugs revisitedBolsonaro campaigned on promises “to kill at least 30.000 people” to make Brazil safe for his followers and, to this...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Sociology and philosophy under threat in Brazil – a petitionThe recent measures against sociology and philosophy in public universities that have been announced by the minister...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy Brazil's permanent austerity policy is harming its economic futureThe new ‘expenditure ceiling’ introduced in Brazil will lead to dramatic spending cuts and rising social inequalities.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaJuan Tokatlian: "We are a region adrift in global affairs".The crisis in Venezuela and Jair Bolsonaro's access to power coincide with Latin America's slide towards gradual...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhat dam collapses in Europe can tell BrazilThe changes in environmental legalisation to hold the companies accountable is one of the lessons from the European...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA dam bursts in Brazil, but the problems cross its bordersPollution, armed militia and communities evictions are some of Vale S.A.'s alleged violations.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta2018 was the year crime became an ideology in the AmericasIn spite of some valuable initiatives to stregnthen the rule of law and tackle impunity in the region, l2018 has...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaInSight Crime’s 2018 Homicide Round-UpIn its Homicide Round-Up, InSight Crime looks into the murder rates country by country and the factors behind them. Español.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHas social media changed Brazil?Bolsonaro's election does not stem only from the use of social media, yet social media was indeed paramount to allow...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBrazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have appointed new ministers in charge of the Amazon. Who are they?Four countries in the Amazon basin have appointed new environment ministers in the past eight months, at a time when...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDemocracy is facing strong headwinds in 2019Jair Bolsonaro’s inauguration as president of Brazil marks the beginning of the political year. The redrawing of the...
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