Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO APPOINTS LEAST VOTED CANDIDATE AS RECTOR IN THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF FRONTEIRA DO SUL, IN DISREGARD OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES’ AUTONOMY

Theme(s)
Academic freedom, Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy
State
Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina

Read more about academic freedom in Brazil under Bolsonaro government here [1] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

Aug 29 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

AFTER CRITICAL ARTICLE ABOUT THE FEDERAL POLICIES CONCERNING THE PANDEMIC AND TRAFFIC, FEDERAL HIGHWAY POLICE (‘PRF’) LIMITS PRESS COVERAGE AND DISMISS PUBLIC SERVANT

Theme(s)
Press
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy
State
Paraná

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

May 25 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Legislative
Power Level
State

PARANÁ STATE REPRESENTATIVES APPROVE BILL DRAFTED BY THE STATE GOVERNOR THAT ALLOWS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UP TO 200 CIVIC-MILITARY SCHOOLS IN THE STATE

Theme(s)
Education, Militarization
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Paraná

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Civic-Military schools are highly praised by the federal government, and specially by the president, as the solution for Brazil’s public education problems, read more about it here [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Sep 28 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

STATE OF PARANÁ GROUPS TAKE ATLANTIC FOREST LAW TO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (‘STJ’) IN ATTEMPT TO BYPASS IT

Theme(s)
Environment, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Paraná

Read more about the Atlantic Forest Law here [1]. Read more about the attempt to sidestep it in order to apply Brazil’s Forest Code – which is less protective of the Atlantic Forest – and other attacks on the environmental laws here [2]

Jun 02 2021
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