“We’re living one of the worst moments of Brazilian racism,” writer says
Oswaldo Faustino on the law that abolished slavery in Brazil 131 years ago and the setbacks in racial equality efforts
Brazilian universities call for strike against budget cuts
Students, workers, and professors plan walk out after Bolsonaro administration announced 30-percent budget cut
Brazil court upholds Lula conviction, reduces sentence
Lawyers call for acquittal of Brazil’s ex-president and claim the superior court did not judge the merits of the case
The first 100 days of Bolsonaro’s misgovernment in Brazil
Crises, scandals, and plunging approval ratings marked the first three months of the far-right retired captain in office
Rio: Army officers fire 80 times at family car, kill 51-year-old black musician
His father-in-law and a passerby were wounded; seven-year-old child and wife were also in the car
A day of struggle for Lula’s freedom: 16 Brazilian capitals and 17 countries
Thousands of people took to the streets of Brazil and the world demanding justice for the ex-president
Lula writes letter on 1st Anniversary of Imprisonment: “Exiled in my own country”
On the day that marks one year since he was imprisoned, Lula wrote a message of hope and struggle to inspire supporters
The next steps in the defense of Lula
The case will be heard in two Brazilian courts and in the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations