Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]
Read more about it here [1]. A few days earlier eight former environment ministers wrote a letter criticizing the destruction of Brazil’s environment policies [2]. For an analysis of the deforestation in Amazon under President Bolsonaro’s government, read here [3] [4]. For 2020 data read here [5]. Hear podcast about this broader context [6], or listen to Minister’s interview to BBC [7].
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Read about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and the stance taken by the Minister here [1]
Read more about the positions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here [1], remember its stance on gender policies [find out here] and read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]
Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here], about the Amazon Fund here [1] and about the dismantling of environmental policies under Bolsonaro Administration here [2]
Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. In 2020, Bolsonaro used the pandemic as an excuse to give veto power to the Ministry of Education over the appointment of rectors of Federal Universities [1] [find out here]. Read more about threats to academic freedom and universities’ autonomy under Bolsonaro here [2] [3] [4]. Also read report on Academic Freedom in Brazil here [5]
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Read more about deforestation in the Amazon [1], Bolsonaro’s perspective on the matter [2], on the importance of the Amazon rainforest [3] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]
Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. In February 2020, at an official ceremony, Bolsonaro presented draft to allow minig and energy generation in indigenous lands [1]
Read more about the stance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on gender policies here [1], remember previous measures on this matter – in Portuguese [find out here] [find out here], and more about the anti-gender government policy here [2]
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Read more about this context here [1] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]
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Read more about the shoot-to-kill policy defended by the governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro here [1] [2] [3], remember past praise from the president to police brutality here [find out here]. Also read more about the police killings in 2019 [4] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]
Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here], analysis on Bolsonaro government regarding environmental issues [1] [2] and watch video on Bolsonaro’s attacks towards NGOs related to Amazon fires [3]
Read more about the stance Bolsonaro government has been taking on deforestation here [1] [2] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]
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Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about mining in indigenous lands [1] [2] [3] [4]
Read more about the increase in of violence against indigenous people in the Bolsonaro government here [1], about the erosion of freedom here [2] [3] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]
Read more about it here [1] [2] [find out here]. Read more about Bolsonaro’s statements on the Brazilian military coup and dictatorship here [3] [4] [find out here]
Read more about it here – in Portuguese [1] [find out here]
Read more about this episode [1], watch video on the National Commission of Truth and on the Brazilian dictatorship [2], check the complete report of the National Commission of Truth on torture and other practices during the Brazilian dictatorship – in Portuguese [3] and read more about the context of the Brazilian dictatorship [4]
Read more about Altamira massacre and the likelihood of prison massacres in Brazil here [1] [2] [3] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]