Rio de Janeiro
How Rio de Janeiro officials and police worked with militias to murder Marielle Franco

The report from the Federal Police shows the collusion of authorities and the power of the suspects to try to prevent the case from being solved

Five years since the assassination of Marielle Franco

On March 14th, 2018, Marielle Franco was assassinated. All over Brazil on Tuesday, people gathered to pay tribute to the slain activist and leader on her 5th death anniversary.

Five years after her death, Marielle Franco’s family continues to demand justice

Five years since her murder, the names of those behind the crime and their motives are still unknown

Brazilians demand an end to racist, xenophobic violence

24-year-old Moïse Kabamgabe, a Congolese migrant, was found dead on January 24 after being beaten to death in Rio de Janeiro.

Congolese refugee Moïse Kabamgabe beaten to death in Rio de Janeiro after asking for wages

When Moïse Kabamgabe demanded his payment for two days of work, his boss decided to kill him, says family

25 people killed in the second deadliest police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s history

Residents of Jacarezinho, in Rio’s northern zone, report shootouts, home invasions, and bodies

Joaquin Piñero: MST loses a steadfast comrade in the struggle for the working class

Valquimar Reis, as he was also known, dedicated more than 20 years of his life to militant struggle

The world stands up against racism

Following the brutal murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis and the outbreak of protests across the US, people across the world have mobilized in solidarity and to raise the banner of anti-racism in their own contexts

On Black Awareness Day, Brazilians march for rights and the end of black genocide

Demonstrators took to the streets in several cities to celebrate black activists and a different project for society

Latest developments in the Marielle Franco case and how Bolsonaro could be involved

Scoops, controversies, and threats of authoritarianism marked last week in one of Brazil’s most notorious cases

Outrage in Rio and across Brazil after 8-year-old girl ‘shot dead by police’

Ágatha Félix was shot in the back on Friday; family and activists blame Rio governor for shoot-to-kill policies

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