Global Voices Brazil

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Joined 31 October 2018 · 35 posts

Latest posts by Global Voices Brazil

The legacy of ‘sponge cities’ left by Chinese landscape architect Yu Kongjian

A plane crash in Brazil killed Yu and three other people on September, 23, 2025

Written by Global Voices Brazil

29 September 2025

For the first time in its history, Brazil sentences military officers and a former president for attempting a coup d’état

Bolsonaro’s conviction was based in a law signed by him: the Law of Crimes Against Democracy

Written by Global Voices Brazil

13 September 2025

A Brazilian influencer warns how social media algorithms may help predators target children

Comment sections on photos of children are becoming meeting spots for pedophiles online, influencer claims

Written by Global Voices Brazil

26 August 2025

‘What is happening in Gaza is a genocide’: Brazil’s President Lula da Silva reinforces criticism of Israel in South America

In the Southern Cone, governments are split between criticism and full support of the Israeli government over the war

Written by Global Voices Brazil

9 June 2025

How Brazilians are reacting to a 21st-century coup plot

The attorney general's office charged Bolsonaro for leading a criminal organization 'based on an authoritarian project,' using state structures and influencing the military

Written by Global Voices Brazil

14 March 2025

November 20th: A day to celebrate and discuss Afro-Brazilians heritage and history

The date was first suggested and celebrated by a Black group from the south of the country in the 1970s during the military dictatorship

Written by Global Voices Brazil

3 December 2024

Explosions and one person dead show extremism is still a looming threat in Brazil

One man died after trying to bomb Brazil's Supreme Court building

Written by Global Voices Brazil

14 November 2024

Brazil: What is next after the conviction of Marielle Franco's killers?

Six years and seven months after the killing of the Brazilian politician and her driver, two men were convicted for the crime

Written by Global Voices Brazil

6 November 2024

Brazil's Supreme Court lifts suspension of X after Musk backs down

X paid a USD 5.2 million fine

Written by Global Voices Brazil

11 October 2024

What you need to know about the X (formerly Twitter) situation in Brazil

Without a representative in the country, the platform was suspended following a Brazilian Supreme Court ruling

Written by Global Voices Brazil

7 September 2024

Bestselling writer Paulo Coelho remembers his torture under Brazil's military dictatorship

'I scream, but I know no one is listening, because they are also screaming'

Written by Global Voices Brazil

7 August 2024

The saga of a stranded horse becomes a symbol of hope amid climate catastrophe in Brazil

Flooding in the south caused 149 deaths and have affected over 2.1 million people

Written by Global Voices Brazil

25 May 2024

On X, Elon Musk pushes a campaign against a Brazilian Supreme Court Justice

Alexandre de Moraes investigates the bolsonarista coup attempt and disinformation

Written by Global Voices Brazil

26 April 2024

Brazilian footballer Vini Jr. pays a painful price for speaking up against racist attacks

Each time he spoke out, he said the racist rants would increase

Written by Global Voices Brazil

9 April 2024

2,202 days later, Brazilians get an answer for who may have ordered the killing of Marielle Franco

The Rio councillor was executed in March 2018 along with her driver

Written by Global Voices Brazil

3 April 2024

‘Marta’ is now an award for the best goal scored in women’s football

The Brazilian footballer was also recognized for her career achievements

Written by Global Voices Brazil

22 January 2024

Amidst floods in Brazil, government minister turns environmental racism into a national debate

Anielle Franco used the term to refer to the climate tragedy in Rio de Janeiro

Written by Global Voices Brazil

19 January 2024

With First Lady’s profile hacked, Brazilians pointed to X delay on acting

Janja da Silva has 1.2 million followers on X, formerly Twitter

Written by Global Voices Brazil

20 December 2023

Brazil's Congress inquiry names Bolsonaro accountable for attacks to three powers headquarters

The commission analyzed the events that led to the January 8 attack

Written by Global Voices Brazil

30 October 2023

Bolsonaro supporters attempt coup, storming Brazil's three powers headquarters

The Presidential, National Congress, and the Supreme Court buildings were attacked

Written by Global Voices Brazil

12 January 2023

Lula returns to a divided country in historic comeback as Brazil’s president

Elected for the third time, leftist went from prison to the presidency in four years

Written by Global Voices Brazil

10 January 2023

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