Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Legislative
Power Level
State

GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF RORAIMA APPROVES LAW AGAINST DISINFORMATION AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Information, Press
Emergency Measures
Increased police power
State
Roraima

Read more about the persistent spread of fake news related to covid-19 in Brazil here [1] or about this specific episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

May 14 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO VETOES PART OF A BILL THAT TRANSFERS LANDS UNDER FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE STATES OF AMAPÁ AND RONDÔNIA, WHICH MAY REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL GUARANTEES

Theme(s)
Administration, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Amapá, Roraima

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]

May 26 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Legislative
Power Level
State

ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE OF RORAIMA AUTHORIZES MINERS TO EMPLOY MERCURY IN THEIR ACTIVITIES

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Roraima

Read more about this case [1] [2], illegal mining amid pandemic [3], and check the monitoring of illegal mining in indigenous lands, in Portuguese, [4]

Feb 08 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

FEDERAL POLICE INVADES REFUGEE SHELTER IN THE STATE OF RORAIMA AND ATTEMPTS TO DEPORT VENEZUELAN FAMILIES

Theme(s)
Migration
Emergency Measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights
State
Roraima

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about Venezuelan refugees in Brazil here [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Mar 17 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

YANONAMI INDIGENOUS PEOPLE SUFFER ATTACKS FROM WILDCAT MINERS FOR TEN DAYS AND DO NOT RECEIVE PROTECTION FROM RESPONSIBLE STATE BODIES

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

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here] and check more information regarding the attacks suffered by the Yanomani people and their history [1] [2] [3]

May 20 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

REPORT SHOWS THAT MINISTRY OF HEALTH DELIVERS INEFFECTIVE COVID-19 MEDICINE TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Theme(s)
Health, Negationism, Race and ethnicity
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities
State
Roraima

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here], about the ‘early treatment’ endorsed by Bolsonaro, which includes unproven drugs such as chloroquine here [1] [2] [3] and about the impact of covid-19 on indigenous peoples here [4] [5]

Jun 06 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AUTHORIZES USE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES TO PROTECT YANOMAMI INDIGENOUS LAND

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Indigenous people, Security and Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities
State
Roraima

Read more about it here [1] [2] and about the ongoing conflits on indigenous lands here [3]

Jun 21 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

STATE OF RORAIMA’S LAND LAW ALLOWS PURCHASE OF PUBLIC LAND WITH UP TO 85% DISCOUNT FOR LOGGERS

Theme(s)
Environment, Land regularization
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Roraima

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]. Brazil faces the dismantling of its environmental protection policies [1] and experiences a rise in deforestation [2] [3]

Aug 10 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

BOLSONARO ADMINISTRATION TALLOWS ILLEGAL PREDATORY MINING AND DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN FROM THE YANOMAMI INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FOLLOWS

Theme(s)
Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities
State
Roraima

Read more about this episode here [1] [2]. The Bolsonaro administration is known to allow the development of illegal predatory mining [3] – which severe]ly impacts indigenous peoples lives and lands [ref id=5125-IN

Oct 14 2021
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