Charlotte Peet
Daughter of ‘Hitler Mussolini’ Accused of Spreading Nazi Propaganda in Brazil
Public prosecutor Marya Olimpia Ribeiro Pacheco published posts including swastikas and messages in support of Adolf Hitler.
Brazil’s Health Minister Flipped Off New York Protesters—Then Tested Positive for COVID
Led by President Bolsonaro, Brazil’s delegation to the UN General Assembly committed a series of blunders that mortified many Brazilians.
YouTube Just Punished Brazil's President for Spreading Lies About COVID
The move is the strongest yet from the social media giants to censor the outspoken, right-wing Jair Bolsonaro, who is already fighting back.
Brazil Tear-Gassed Poor People on Land an Oil Company Wasn’t Even Using
A pre-dawn raid evicted Rio de Janeiro’s poorest from abandoned land in the middle of a raging pandemic.
They Lost Everything in the Pandemic. Now They’re Taking on an Oil Giant, and Winning
Hundreds of families displaced by COVID have found a new home on abandoned land owned by Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras in Rio. They just won the right to stay, for now.
‘It Was Total Barbarism’: Leaked Autopsy Shows Black Favela Residents Likely Executed by Police
Leaked autopsy results suggest that some of the victims were executed. The police claim the victims were killed in gunfights, and have sealed its own documentation on the raid.
The Last Wild Macaw in Rio Has Found an Impossible Love
Julieta, the first wild macaw to have been spotted in Rio for two centuries, is engaged in an impossible love affair with a mate beyond her reach.
Witnesses to Brazil’s Deadliest Police Raid Are Being Threatened to Stay Silent
A raid on May 6 killed 27 young residents, and an investigation is underway. But witnesses and human rights advocates claim the incident was a “massacre.”
Rio's Deadliest Police Raid on Record Kills 24
“This wasn’t a police operation. It was an execution. A slaughter. The police came here to kill,” one resident told VICE World News.
Police Raids in Rio's Favelas Were Banned — But Now They're Back and Deadlier Than Ever
Despite a life-saving Supreme Court ban on police operations in favelas, deadly raids in these poor neighbourhoods are back and on the rise.