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Online violence the main form of attack against black female candidates this election

Eight out of 10 candidates suffered some type of online violence such as threats, offenses or profile invasions

Elections 2020: sanitation should be a priority on the agenda, social entities defend

Organizations point out that the new policy disrupts progress and ask candidates to adhere to commitment statement

Tapi Yawalapiti: "My father died fighting for indigenous peoples, defending the land"

A victim of covid-19 in Brazil, chief Aritana Yawalapiti, historical leader of the Xingu, died on August 5

VIDEO | 5 years on, victims of dam disaster are still homeless and falling ill

Also featured: Firefighters go on without pay, a rape case gains national attention and Quilombolas share their stories

Samarco resumes activities in Mariana without owning up to its legacy of destruction

Resumption creates jobs in the city, but maintains model that produces structural problems

Families struggle to rebuild communities 5 years after dam burst

Five years later, people affected live and fall ill in temporary housing while waiting for collective resettlement

60% of the country’s municipalities have no women running for mayor this year

Figure translates to 3.351 cities; while in only 37 (0.6%) there are no men running for the job

VIDEO | Political violence surges in Brazil and legendary former president turns 75

Also featured: Solidarity feeds the hungry as food prices soar and foreign funds flow to violators of indigenous rights

Brazil’s diplomatic corps is “trying to reduce the damage” caused by govt’s policies

Diplomat Cottas Freitas criticizes ideological foreign policy by warning: “Being an international pariah is a disaster”

Five years after the crime at Mariana, those affected remain homeless

Bento Rodrigues and Paracatu de Baixo are experiencing construction delays; in Gesteira they haven’t even begun