Many groups defending human rights have been targeted by Brazil’s outspoken president and his followers, and the press is no exception. Español Português
The indiscriminate killing of blacks and the poor is a historical and institutionalized event in Brazil. What we are living today is the perpetuation of an attempt at racial cleansing impregnated in our history. Español, Português
President Jair Bolsonaro has described that National Truth Commission of Brazil report as nonsense. Interview with Paulo Pinheiro, a member of the Brazil’s National Truth Commission. Español Português
democraciaAbierta was at a conference with the Brazilian former minister and environmental activist Marina Silva in Bogotá where she argued why defending the environment shouldn’t be a matter of political ideology. Español Português
It is customary among neoliberal economists to praise Pinochet's Chile and consider it an economic model to aspire to, however they have it all wrong. Português
Democracy in Brazil is hanging by a thread. The government’s ideologues are not only trying to silence all critical thinking, they are engaged in re-writing history. Español
In the small mining town of Brumadinho, the Córrego do Feijão tailings dam owned by Vale, the largest iron ore producer in the world, collapsed on January 25, 2019. This village keeps resisting to rebuild everything they lost. Español
“We feel profound repulsion towards those who are not Brazilian” said Bolsonaro, referring to foreign NGOs that work in Brazil to defend the Amazon and indigenous groups, a statement that came shortly after declaring racist insults to governors of the North-East. Español
