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Images from Brazil, as More than 1 Million Nationwide Take to the Streets
In spite of reductions in bus fares, the protests in Brazil have only expanded, as over one million people took to the streets in more than 100 cities throughout the entire country. This included over 100,000 in Recife, around an estimated 300,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Bahia, Brasília, Brazil, Citizenship, Governance in Latin America, Latin American Politics, Police Violence, Protests in Latin America, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Social Movements
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More Thoughts on the Protests throughout Brazil Yesterday
Protests once again took place yesterday in major urban centers throughout Brazil, building on the protests of last week and the weekend. As of now, I don’t have much more to say about the causes and what the protests tell us … Continue reading
Posted in Bahia, Brasília, Brazil, Citizenship, Governance in Latin America, Latin American Politics, Protests in Latin America, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Social Movements, Sports in Latin America
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On Oil and the Battle between State and Federal Governments in Brazil
The battle between state and federal power in Brazil has heated up recently. Last year, Congress passed a law that transformed the distribution of oil revenues in Brazil. Under the old system, the royalties from oil revenues mostly went to … Continue reading
Posted in Bahia, Brazil, Development in Latin America, Inequalities in the Americas, Latin American Economies, Oil in the Americas, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
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Around Latin America
-Argentina’s Supreme Court unanimously voted to decriminalize abortion for rape victims in a landmark case that will hopefully lead to an end to hospitals turning away rape victims. Argentina already legalized abortion for women whose life was at risk or … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Argentina, Around Latin America, Bahia, Brasília, Brazilian Music, Cuba, Drugs and the Drug Trade in the Americas, Education in the Americas, Honduras, Human Rights Violations, Latin America, Panama, Police Violence, Prisoners' Rights, Torture, Women's Rights
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What Is Carnaval?
With Carnaval officially starting this past Friday night, and the official competition in Rio de Janeiro beginning tonight, I figured it was time to do a post that answered that most basic of questions: What is Brazilian Carnaval? The answers … Continue reading
Posted in Bahia, Brazil, Brazilian Culture, Brazilian Music, Carnaval, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
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Around Carnaval
There is no time in Brazil like Carnaval, when everything shuts down and a national celebration takes place from the largest cities to the smallest towns. With the nation celebrating the holiday and its culture, here is a special “Around … Continue reading
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Rio de Janeiro Police Suspend Their Strike in Time for Carnaval
When Rio de Janeiro police went on strike last week over wages and working conditions,joining their brethren in Bahia, there was real concern that the strikes might threaten Carnaval in two of the cities most important to the festival. That … Continue reading
Brazilian Public Security Workers Defend Their Strike
Last week, police in Rio de Janeiro went on strike, joining their colleagues in Bahia (who ended their 12-day strike on Saturday) and pointing to the possibility of further strikes among other underpaid sectors. Indeed, firefighters have already gathered in order … Continue reading
More on the Brazilian Police Strike
I wrote at some length yesterday of the police strike that has hit Bahia and Rio de Janeiro and that may or may not spread throughout the country. Though I alluded in the narrow sense to the impact of economic … Continue reading
Brazilian Police Go on Strike
Yesterday, police in Rio de Janeiro voted to go on strike, demanding better pay. The move comes in the wake of a similar strike that erupted in the Northeastern state of Bahia, where police had occupied the state legislature in protest, demanding … Continue reading