Tag: Brazil

A woman walks past three cars that were set on fire by protestors demonstrating against the death of an elderly woman who died yesterday during a police operation against suspected drug traffickers in the Complexo do Alemao of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, April 28, 2014. The woman who died is Arlinda Bezerra das Chagas, age 72. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Tensions rise in Rio slum after elderly death

Washington Examiner · April 28, 2014 8:37 pm

A woman shouts at police officers as residents of Pavao-Pavaozinho slum clash with riot police during a protest against the death of Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira after his burial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 24, 2014. The protest followed the burial of Douglas Pereira, whose shooting death sparked clashes Tuesday night between police and residents of the Pavao-Pavaozinho slum. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

FIFA downplays Brazil violence worries

Jenny Barchfield · April 25, 2014 10:01 pm

Ex-Brazilian president absolved in corruption case

Ex-Brazilian president absolved in corruption case

Washington Examiner · April 25, 2014 9:45 pm

A woman is pepper sprayed as residents of Pavao-Pavaozinho slum clash with riot police during a protest against the death of Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira after his burial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 24, 2014. A protest followed the burial of Douglas Pereira, whose shooting death sparked clashes Tuesday night between police and residents of the Pavao-Pavaozinho slum. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

FIFA concerned but confident about Brazil violence

LUIS ANDRES HENAO · April 25, 2014 3:37 am

People hold a banner in support of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff as she addresses the opening ceremony of NETmundial, a major conference on the future of Internet governance in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Rousseff ratified a bill guaranteeing Internet privacy and enshrining access to the Web during the conference. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Internet governance debated in Brazil

Stan Lehman · April 25, 2014 3:33 am

Relatives and friends of Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira react around his coffin during his burial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 24, 2014. A protest followed the burial of Douglas Pereira, whose shooting death sparked clashes Tuesday night between police and residents of the Pavao-Pavaozinho slum. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Residents of conflictive Rio slum stage protest

Washington Examiner · April 25, 2014 1:22 am

Friends and neighbors of the late Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira pray before playing soccer in a plaza near the spot where Silva Pereira's body was found in the Pavao Pavaozinho slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. On Tuesday night, angry residents who blame police set fires and showered homemade explosives and glass bottles onto a busy avenue in the city's main tourist zone following the killing of the popular local figure. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Rio official pledges transparent probe in slaying

Jenny Barchfield · April 24, 2014 1:22 am

People hold a banner in support of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff as she addresses the opening ceremony of NETmundial, a major conference on the future of Internet governance in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Rousseff ratified a bill guaranteeing Internet privacy and enshrining access to the Web during the conference. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil enacts Internet ‘Bill of Rights’

Stan Lehman · April 23, 2014 10:32 pm

Raw: Violence Erupts in Rio Near Olympic Venue

Raw: Violence Erupts in Rio Near Olympic Venue

Washington Examiner · April 23, 2014 3:42 pm

FILE - In this undated 1960 file photo, Brazil President Juscelino Kubitschek poses for a photo in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil's National Truth Commission said Tuesday April 22, 2014, that its investigation into the 1976 death of former President Kubitschek turned up no evidence to support claims his fatal car accident was the work of the country's then-military regime. (AP Photo, File)

Brazil investigators: death of ex-prez accidental

Washington Examiner · April 22, 2014 9:21 pm

Squatters take cover from stun grenades and tear gas during an eviction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 10, 2014. Squatters in Rio de Janeiro are clashing with police after a Brazilian court ordered that 5,000 people be evicted from abandoned buildings of a telecommunications company. Officers have used tear gas and stun grenades to try to disperse the families.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Squatters, Brazil police clash in Rio de Janeiro

Washington Examiner · April 11, 2014 7:07 pm

Construction cranes skirt the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The stadium is slated to host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12. About 20,000 temporary seats are being installed behind the goals to increase the stadium's capacity to nearly 70,000. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil struggles with its World Cup preparations

Tales Azzoni · April 11, 2014 9:39 am