By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The strikes by police and firefighters that have affected Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, have now reached the capital BrasĂlia, and organizers are speaking out around the country. Just days after Rio’s PolĂcia Militar (Military Police) and firefighters called an end to [...]
By Laura Madden, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Federal Police arrested eleven people last Thursday, February 16th including an ex-commander of the Police Pacification Unit (UPP), accused of involvement in drug trafficking in Morro de SĂŁo Carlos, a favela in Estácio, Zona Norte (North Zone). According to the Federal Police (PF), ex-commander captain [...]
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled the Ficha Limpa, (or “Clean Record”) anti-corruption law to be constitutional, announcing that it would be enforced for the upcoming municipal elections in October. The law – which prohibits politicians with criminal convictions or a record of [...]
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In report published yesterday by the Folha do São Paulo newspaper, Ricardo Teixeira, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), has been linked to a company under investigation for corruption charges. Ailanto Marketing is being investigated for fiddling expenses surrounding a friendly [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s education system will be critical in improving the country’s stark inequalities, and last week it was announced that 600,000 tablet computers would be handed out to public school teachers at over 62,000 schools, in an attempt by the Ministry of Education to show new [...]
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just days before Carnival in Rio, PolĂcia Militar (Military Police) and firefighters decided late on Monday to suspend the strike, which began last Thursday. Representatives of the movement said they will now focus on the release of 27 prisoners held at Bangu 1 prison. This [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Between 2010 and 2020 Rio de Janeiro will need to invest some R$15.8 billion (US$9.15 billion) in both public investment and private funding to modernize and expand its transport network, develop favelas and underground gas supply lines. That is the conclusion of a host [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last night the leader of Sindpol, the civil police union, Francisco Chao, announced that the civil police would be suspending their strike action in Rio temporarily. However, firefighters and military police (PMs) have decided to continue with their strike, which has potential to threaten [...]
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Military police, civil police and firefighters in Rio de Janeiro have declared a strike as of midnight last night. Their immediate demands include a basic rate salary increase to R$3,500, and the release of Corporal firefighter Benevenuto Dalciolo, who was arrested on [...]
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following a week of police strikes and soaring crime rates in the northeastern state Bahia, Rio de Janeiro’s State Governor, Sergio Cabral, has been seeking to reassure citizens that the same thing will not occur in Rio. He announced on Monday, “Carnival [...]
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