Brazil – Page 14

Man Behind Amazon Murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira Caught in Brazil

Brazilian police officials accused an illegal fishing trafficker of ordering an assassination in June that left a British journalist and Brazilian activist dead deep in the Amazon.

January 23, 2023

Is Brazil’s Alexandre de Moraes Actually Good for Democracy?

Alexandre de Moraes, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, was crucial to Brazil’s transfer of power. But his aggressive tactics are prompting debate: Can one go too far to fight the far right?

January 22, 2023

Brazil’s Defender of the Indigenous Brings Their Fight to the Shed

Claudia Andujar has photographed the Yanomami in the Amazon during a lifetime of activism. At 91, she is still helping protect their rainforest homeland.

January 20, 2023

How a Mob Tried to Oust Brazil’s Lula

The storming of Brazil’s capital failed to overthrow the elected government. But an examination of the attack reveals how extremism is threatening Latin America’s largest democracy.

January 13, 2023

Bolsonaro Faces Investigation for Inspiring Brazil’s Capital Riot

Brazil’s Supreme Court said it would investigate Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s former president, for inspiring the mob that stormed the nation’s halls of power on Sunday.