state violence

War on Who? Discussion of Drug Enforcement Highlights Key Problems in Current Policies

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 [...]

June 15, 2017

All the protesters gathered for the main event.

Maré Residents Take to the Streets After Deadly Start to the Year

Clique aqui para Português Maré means ‘the tide.’ The name comes from when the favela community was first started in a wetland area with many of the houses [...]

May 26, 2017

Banner expressing commitment of the mothers to speak out: "Our dead have a voice!"

National Gathering in Rio Unites Mothers of Victims of State Violence Across Brazil

Clique aqui para Português In Friday afternoon’s pouring rain, mothers, relatives, and favela community members gathered on Rio Branco Avenue, next to the Candelária [...]

May 24, 2017

The Bullet Holes in our Homes Are Making Us Bleed

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Cleber Araújo in Portuguese published by Agência de Notícias das Favelas click here. Criminalizing favela [...]

May 19, 2017

Rosilene, Eduarda's mother, shows Eduarda's photos and awards. Photo by Bentto Fábio

Acari Favela Debates Police Violence at Community-Wide Public Audience

Clique aqui para Português Last Saturday, May 7, the Fala Akari Collective and Acari Residents’ Association organized a Public Audience to hear what residents had to [...]

May 11, 2017

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