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

LAW FACILITATING PRIOR RESTRAINT AND CRIMINALIZATION OF ARTISTS IS SANCTIONED IN THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL

Theme(s)
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism
State
Rio Grande do Sul

Read more about it, in Portuguese, here [find out here] and here [1] and read more about the doctrine of prior restraint [2].

Jan 30 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

SERIES OF JOB RESIGNATIONS IN THE INSTITUTE FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION (‘ICMBIO’) FOLLOWS AFTER ENVIRONMENT MINISTER THREAT TO SUE ITS EMPLOYEES

Theme(s)
Administration, Security and Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy
State
Rio Grande do Sul

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about environmental laws under the Bolsonaro administration here [1]

Apr 13 2019
 
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
Informal power
Branch
Legislative
Power Level
State

FEDERAL CONGRESSMAN SAYS THAT CORONAVIRUS WILL KILL LESS PEOPLE THAN THE SEASONAL FLU

Theme(s)
Negationism, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies
State
Rio Grande do Sul

Read more about the context of Bolsonaro’s coronavirus denialism and cultural war here [1] and about this specific episode – in Portuguese [find out here].

Apr 08 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ENABLES THE EXPLORATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR INCLUDING CONSERVATION UNITS AND FISHING TERMINALS IN THE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (‘PPI’)

Theme(s)
Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Amazonas, Pará, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Sul

Read more about this program here [1] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

May 28 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
State

STATE COURT FORBIDS NEWS REPORT ABOUT IRREGULARITIES IN THE CONCESSION OF COVID EMERGENCY AID PACKAGE

Theme(s)
Information, Press
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Rio Grande do Sul

Read more about the emergency aid package [1], and about this episode – in Portuguese [1]

Jun 15 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

POLICE ATTACK AND HANDCUFF JOURNALISTS IN THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL

Theme(s)
Press
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism
State
Rio Grande do Sul

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [1] and about recent atacks on press freedom in Brazil [2]

Jun 18 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO APPOINTS THE LEAST VOTED CANDIDATE AS RECTOR IN THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL (‘UFRGS’), DISREGARDING FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES’ AUTONOMY

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

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

Sep 16 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

JUSTICE OF THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT (‘STF’) AUTHORIZES PREDATORY FISHING IN THE COAST OF THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL

Theme(s)
Environment, Federalism
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Rio Grande do Sul

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about environmental laws under the Bolsonaro administration here [1]

Dec 15 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (‘IBAMA’) IN THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL NULLIFIES ENVIRONMENTAL FINES AND APREHENSION OF FISHING VESSELS

Theme(s)
Administration, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy
State
Rio Grande do Sul

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and find more information about the environmental policies dismantlement under Bolsonaro administration [1] [2] [3] here

Feb 11 2021
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