Jonathan Watts
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 00:00
Transport has become a focus of fury about government corruption, inefficiency and inequality.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 00:00
Troops begin evicting ranchers and loggers from Maranhão state in eastern Amazon, home of endangered Awa tribal group
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 00:00
Ruling party fails to secure majority necessary to revise the constitution so Fernandez could seek election for another term.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 00:00
The community of 31,000 people, mostly based in the south-western state of Mato Grosso do Sul, is plagued by alcoholism, depression, poverty and violence after losing its ancestral lands.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 00:00
Following a series of scandals relating to excessive use of force by the police, the latest battle was as much for hearts and minds as the city streets.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 00:00
The revelations are a major setback for government efforts to "pacify" favelas by using paramilitary forces to drive out drug-trafficking gangs and replace them with supposedly resident-friendly police units.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 00:00
The Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, snubbed Barack Obama on Tuesday by postponing an official visit to Washington in protest at the spying activities of the US National Security Agency.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
Jara - folk-singer, theatre director and cultural ambassador of the Allende government remains arguably the best-known victim and a potent symbol of a nation still struggling to find peace with itself.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 00:00
Accusations that NSA is conducting intelligence-gathering operations that go beyond its core mission of national security.
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 00:00
Brazilian government accused of pandering to agro-business lobby rather than reallocating areas to indigenous peoples.