Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Municipal

COURT ANNULS RESTRICTIVE MEASURES IMPOSED ON THE CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO DESPITE HIGH COVID-19 CASE AND DEATH RATES

Theme(s)
Health, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Centralization of power
State
Rio de Janeiro

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here], about the loosening of restrictive measures in Brazil here [1] and about similar past decisions here [2]

May 05 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Municipal

DEADLIEST POLICE RAID IN THE HISTORY OF RIO DE JANEIRO KILLS 28 CIVILIANS

Theme(s)
Power conflicts, Public security, Race and ethnicity
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism
State
Rio de Janeiro

Read more about it here [1]. The event takes place roughly a year after the Brazilian Supreme Court restricted police operations in favelas [2]. President Bolsonaro praised the police in his social media, refusing to treat the deceased as ‘victims’ [3]

May 06 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
State

POLICE BRUTALITY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE MILITARY POLICE ARE NOT PROPERLY INVESTIGATED IN SÃO PAULO, SAYS REPORT

Theme(s)
Militarization, Public security
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism
State
São Paulo

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about police brutality in Brazil here [1] [2] and police burtality in São Paulo amid pandemic here [3] [4]

May 17 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
State

CIVIL POLICE OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO IMPOSES SECRECY TO ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO POLICE OPERATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE SINCE JUNE 2020, INCLUDING JACAREZINHO RAID, WHICH RESULTED IN 28 DEATHS

Theme(s)
Public security, Transparency
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Rio de Janeiro

Read more about this episode [1] and check more information regarding the Jacarezinho raid [2]

May 24 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (‘AGU’) FILES ACTION BEFORE THE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT (‘STF’) TO REVERSE THE BREACH OF SECRECY OF FORMER HEALTH MINISTER, WHICH WAS ALLOWED BY THE COVID-19 PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTE (‘CPI’)

Theme(s)
Information, Transparency
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about the current investigation of the former Health Minister here [1] [2] [3] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

Jun 11 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE KASSIO NUNES REQUESTS PROSECUTOR GENERAL (‘PGR’) TO OPEN INVESTIGATION AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST CONRADO HÜBNER MENDES, UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND LAUT RESEARCHER

Theme(s)
Academic freedom, Political positioning, Press
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about the prosecution against Conrado Hübner Mendes, LAUT researcher and founder, here [find out here], check an interview on this subject [2] and see a report on academic freedom in Brazil [3]

Jun 14 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

MILITARY SUPREME COURT (‘STM’) PRESIDENT STATES THAT OPPOSITION IS ‘PUSHING IT’, SUGGESTING A POSSIBLE RUPTURE WITH DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Political positioning, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the relationship between Bolsonaro, the military forces and the possibility of a military coup here [1] [2] [3] [4]

Jun 18 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO APPOINTS ‘EXTREMELY EVANGELICAL’ PASTOR TO SUPREME COURT AND SPECIALISTS FEAR FOR THE LAICITY OF THE STATE

Theme(s)
Public security, Religion
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about it here [1] [2] [3]

Jul 13 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
State

JUDGE ORDERS TAKEDOWN OF ART INSTALLATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF HISTORICAL MOMENTS OF THE BRAZILIAN DEMOCRACY

Theme(s)
Artistic freedom, Culture
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies
State
Minas Gerais

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]

Jul 21 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CLAIMS DEBATE ABOUT PAPER BALLOT IS A ‘LEGITIMATE CONCERN’ AND SUPPORTS CHANGE

Theme(s)
Elections, Political positioning, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about Bolsonaro’s support for paper ballots here [1] [2]

Aug 02 2021
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