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Rio de Janeiro’s Militias and State Power, Part 2: Specialists Describe Their History and Expansion Over Time

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Ethan Kaimana, Ikrom Alajoulin • April 18, 2024

Clique aqui para Português Originally published in Portuguese in 2020, this is part two of a two-part article that describes the expansion of the state-sanctioned power of vigilante police militias in the Rio de Janeiro […]

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Rio de Janeiro’s Militias and State Power, Part 1: The Alarming and Little Reported Underbelly of Rio’s Elections

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Adrian Hooper • April 17, 2024

Clique aqui para Português Originally published in Portuguese in 2020, this is part one of a two-part article that discusses the expansion of the state-sanctioned power of vigilante police militias in the Rio de Janeiro […]

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Photos Show Voting Process in Brazilian Favela of Rocinha As Residents Vote in the 2022 Presidential Runoff Election [IMAGES]

By Alexandre Cerqueira • Translation by Staff • November 11, 2022

Clique aqui para Português In the 2022 presidential runoff election—the most contested Brazilian election since re-democratization—RioOnWatch accompanied voting at the state public school CIEP 303 Ayrton Senna da Silva in the the electoral zone belonging […]

Demonstrators take to the streets to defend Lula's legacy in the favelas. Photo: Bárbara Dias/RioOnWatch
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March in Rio de Janeiro’s Largest Favela, Rocinha, Prefaced Highest Vote Share for Lula in the City [PHOTO-ESSAY]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Staff • November 10, 2022

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday afternoon, October 29, a few hours before the 2022 runoff presidential election, as then-candidate Lula marched along Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, Residents of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, […]

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Lula Elected President of Brazil in Historic Win Including Critical Rio de Janeiro Favelas

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Clau Guimarães • November 4, 2022

Clique aqui para Português In Rio de Janeiro, Lula beat Bolsonaro in the electoral zones that include the favelas of Complexo do Alemão, Penha, and Maré, as well as City of God, Rio das Pedras […]

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