Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS INJUNCTION AGAINST COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR BELO MONTE DAM

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]. The suspended injunction aimed avoiding the drastic reduction of water flow, which puts the ecosystem and the indigenous communities on jeopardy. Read more about those and other socio-environmental threats posed by Belo Monte Dam here [1] [2]

Aug 05 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
State

REPORT POINTS OUT PRISON VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO

Theme(s)
Gender and sexual orientation, Penal and socioeducational system
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities
State
São Paulo

Read more about the report here – in Portuguese [find out here] and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2021 report “Situation of human rights in Brazil” [1]

Sep 03 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS TRIAL ON THE TEMPORAL MARK THESIS ONCE AGAIN AND PUTS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN JEOPARDY

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about the suspension [1] and other obstacles for the trial here [find out here] [find out here]. The Temporal Mark Thesis is heavily criticized by indigenous peoples and human rights organizations for its menace to indigenous rights to their lands and lives [2] [3]

Sep 15 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Judiciary, Legislative, Public Prosecution Office
Power Level
Federal

BRAZIL IS LOW-RANKED IN DEMOCRACY QUALITY, VIOLENCE AND CORRUPTION FIGHT

Theme(s)
Administration, Economy, Elections, Public security
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this issue – in Portuguese – [find out here] [1]

Oct 02 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (‘STJ’) REVOKES RULINGS ON CASE THAT INVESTIGATES FLAVIO BOLSONARO, PRESIDENT’S SON

Theme(s)
Penal and socioeducational system, Transparency
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about this episode, in Portuguese, [find out here] and check more information about the charges against Flávio Bolsonaro [1]

Nov 10 2021
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