Tag: #dictatorship

crisis

For my friends, everything. For my enemies, the crisis.

2 years ago • Lucas Berti and Jika

A cell door at a former São Paulo prison used to house political prisoners during the Brazilian dictatorship. The facility has become a memorial. Photo: Alf Ribeiro/Shutterstock

Case of torture during dictatorship reaches Inter-American Court of Human Rights

"If I had returned to Brazil, I would have died," says Denise Crispim, who was tortured and exiled by Brazil's military dictatorship. She hopes for justice and reparations

2 years ago • Lucas Berti

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Colombia’s Truth Commission files historic report on political violence

2 years ago • Ignacio Portes

Former President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla member, was imprisoned and tortured during the dictatorship. Photo: Nelson Antoine/Shutterstock

Dilma Rousseff denied compensation for dictatorship persecution

2 years ago • Cedê Silva

Olinda, in Northeast Brazil, bans naming landmarks after slave owners and dictators

Olinda, in Northeast Brazil, bans naming landmarks after slave owners and dictators

The city, known for its traditional Carnival parties, became the first in Brazil to pass legislation forbidding streets and public buildings from honoring contentious figures from the past

2 years ago • Lucas Berti

Bolsonaro visits cadet of the Agulhas Negras Military Academy. Photo: Presidency of the Republic

Increasing cost of living sees Bolsonaro flag in polls — and threaten putsch

Dire economic situation and memories of good times place Lula as a 2022 favorite. Unable to change course, Bolsonaro doubles down on authoritarian instincts

3 years ago • Gustavo Ribeiro and Janaína Camelo

bolsonaro The military chiefs with Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto (second from the left). Photo: Alexandre Manfrim/Defense Min.

Explaining Brazil #162: Coup or No Coup

Struggling in the polls, President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to ignore next year's election results. But is the risk of democratic rupture real? Or is the far-right simply crying coup?

3 years ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

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Brazil’s Defense Minister and his “threats to democracy”

A major Brazilian newspaper published alleged threats made by Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto, saying that next year's election would be canceled unless Congress reintroduces paper ballots

3 years ago • Janaína Camelo