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Despite Mass Protests, Constitutional Amendment to Freeze Public Expenditures for Two Decades in Brazil May Pass on December 13

By Nour El-Youssef • December 5, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, November 29 protests erupted outside Brazil’s Congress in Brasília as the Senate approved a proposal to amend the constitution that would authorize the implementation of harsh austerity measures. If passed, […]

Impeachment Vote Reveals Five Things You Didn’t Know About Brazil’s Congress

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Renata Mendonça in Portuguese published by BBC Brasil click here. Sunday April 17’s voting process in Brazil’s Congress for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff had all Brazilians’ […]

Within 24 Hours, Brazil’s Congress Rejects then Approves Reduction of Age of Criminal Responsibility: Community Leaders, Experts Speak Out

By Kiratiana Freelon, Nicole Froio • July 2, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday July 1 the Brazilian Congress rejected a proposal that would lower the age of criminal responsibility for heinous crimes from 18 to 16. Congress members spent all of Tuesday June 30 […]