Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Rebeca Brandão in Portuguese published by Agulha on May 24 click here. Today, I would certainly prefer to write about the punks from Mesquita and the construction of an […]
Clique aqui para Português Since 2008, when the first Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) began occupying the Santa Marta favela, Rio de Janeiro’s state government has pursued aggressive policies to combat organized crime related to the drug trade and bring […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Cleber Araújo in Portuguese published by Agência de Notícias das Favelas click here. Criminalizing favela residents is much easier to do than to tarnish the image of […]
Clique aqui para Português On April 24, a public meeting was held at the Rio Public Defenders Office with the title “Houses Invaded, Lives Violated and Other Police Abuses in Complexo do Alemão.” The meeting […]
Clique aqui para Português The text below is a transcription of Raull Santiago’s live broadcast on Facebook on March 29, 2017 at 12:15pm. Santiago was featured in The New York Times Magazine in 2015. Good afternoon […]