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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 […]

by Community Contributors

‘2nd Bulletin on Racism and Violence in the Baixada Fluminense’ Focused on Murders of Children in the Greater Rio de Janeiro Region

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • December 6, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Fórum Grita Baixada‘s 2nd Bulletin on Racism and Violence in the Baixada Fluminense, published in November 2021, brought together accounts and information on the impacts of State violence in the region. The […]

*Highlight

Food Sovereignty in the Favela! Sustainable Favela Network Event Plants Seeds of Food Sovereignty in Complexo da Penha [VIDEO]

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin, Isaac Goodwin • November 2, 2022

 Clique aqui para Português On August 6, Serra da Misericórdia, the largest remaining forest in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, hosted the first in-person post-pandemic exchange organized by the city’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN).* […]

#EvictionsWatch

The Fate of Residents in Rio’s Skol Favela Illustrates How the Right to Housing is a Key Piece in Rio’s Political Game of Chess (Part 2)

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • October 25, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is the second of a two-part article about the twelve-year struggle for housing by Favela da Skol residents, revealing Rio de Janeiro’s political backstage during an election year. With direct […]

#EvictionsWatch

A New Pinheirinho Massacre May Occur in São José dos Campos: The Banhado Community Under Threat of Eviction

By Douglas Almeida • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • September 17, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Since July 7, 2022, the Banhado favela in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, has been under siege by the Military Police and the Municipal Civil Guard. Truculent searches, cars fined, […]

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