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shining path Relatives of Peru's thousands of "disappeared" citizens from the country's war with leftist guerrillas protest in front of the Government Palace in Lima. Photo: Mariana Bazo/Reuters via Alamy

The Shining Path is long gone, but its specter continues to hover over Peruvian politics

Now little more than a bogeyman for the right, the history of the left-wing terrorist group shows how it may take longer for wounds to heal

1 week ago • Ignacio Portes

raid Protesters say the Jacarezinho operation "was not a raid, it was a massacre." Photo: Roberto Parizotti/FP

Officers charged for involvement in Rio’s “most lethal” raid

1 week ago • Janaína Camelo

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Bolsonaro’s youngest son could face punishment after threatening Covid inquiry

1 month ago • Janaína Camelo

Bolsonaro and Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto. “You can't win the war with flowers.” Photo: Alan Santos/PR

“If you want peace, prepare for war,” says Bolsonaro ahead of protests

2 months ago • Janaína Camelo

violence In three states in the country's North and Northeast, murder rates are comparable to those in the world's most dangerous nations. Photo: Joa Souza

Brazil’s falling murder rate: too good to be true?

According to a recent study, Brazil's murder rate dropped by more than one-fifth in 2019, but statistical inconsistencies cast a shadow over seemingly positive results

2 months ago • Euan Marshall

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Judge allows anti- and pro-Bolsonaro protests in São Paulo

2 months ago • Natália Scalzaretto

President Bolsonaro has bent over backwards to earn the support of police officers. Photo: Marcos Corrêa/PR

Police politicization fuels Brazil’s institutional crisis

Concerns are growing over the role of the police in planned pro-Bolsonaro protests on September 7

2 months ago • Janaína Camelo and Gustavo Ribeiro

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Explaining Brazil #166: Will Brazil have its own January 6 riots?

Many fear September 7 could be Brazil's own version of the U.S. Capitol riots. Given the local scenario, a similar movement could be bloodier

2 months ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

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