Explaining Brazil #286: How Brazil’s far-right operates

A new report maps and details the activities and ideologies of more than 20 far-right extremist groups operating in Brazil The post Explaining Brazil #286: […]

House punts on vote on congressman accused of murder

The House Constitution and Justice Committee postponed a vote on Tuesday on whether to confirm or reject a Supreme Court decision that led Congressman Chiquinho […]

Brazil takes (some) distance from Maduro’s Venezuela

Brazilian diplomacy on Tuesday expressed “concern” with the upcoming elections in Venezuela. It was the first time that the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration […]

Brazil government wants action to tame food inflation

Food prices have ticked up in Brazil recently — and the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration wants to set up a monitoring system to detect […]

Brazilian women earn 19 percent less than men

Brazilian women workers earn an average of 19.4 percent less than their male counterparts, according to a new federal government report. The data comes from […]