Revolutionary Carlos Marighella: November 4 – 50 Years of Assassination
Note from BW of Brazil: Yesterday, November 4, marked 50 years since the assassination of the Bahian revolutionary Carlos Marighella. Still a figure that many […]
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8 Year old Ágatha Félix was gunned down by Military Police fire
8 Year old Ágatha Félix was gunned down by Military Police fire National and international entities demand investigation of children’s deaths during police actions in […]
“We’re in a struggle for our equal humanity”: Black women maintain Marielle Franco’s struggle one month after the Rio councilwoman’s assassination
Note from BW of Brazil: Hard to believe how quickly time goes by. But it’s already been one month since that the night of March […]
Military Police in Salvador threaten community after bloodbath; activist flees the city
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s piece is a followup on a tense situation in the city of Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil’s northwest. Earlier this […]
The genocide continues! Military Police kill 15 young black males in operations in Salvador, Bahia in a weekend
Note from BW of Brazil: A popular hashtag and catchphrase from the the United States last year said that “Black Lives Matter” after a number […]
The irrefutable proof that Brazil tolerates the killing of the poor and black – Documentary registers memories of black Brazilians affected by Military Police massacres
Note from BW of Brazil: Police violence has always been an issue that this blog has never attempted to shy away from. Sure there are […]
Military Police prevent public showing of documentary about 10-year old black boy they killed in 2010
Note from BW of Brazil: The theme of Brazil’s brutal Military Police and the countless assassinations of black youth is a frequently covered topic here […]
Demilitarization now! After historic protests and yet another Military Police bloodbath, who will march for the poor and black communities?
Note from BW of Brazil: Last month, millions of Brazilians took to the streets in protest to a number of issues affecting everyday citizens. But within […]
Six Brazilian rappers killed in the last two years; communities suspect Military Police death squads
Top: DJ Felipe, MC Duda, MC Felipe Boladão Bottom: DJ Lah, MC Primo, MC Careca In São Paulo, Hip Hop is one of the strongest cultural […]
"Stop and Frisk" Brazilian style? Military Police captain gives order to approach black and brown suspects
Instruction based on the description of an assault victim in an upscale neighborhood by Thais Nunes Since December 21st of last year, police officers of […]
According to insiders, “In each battalion of the Military Police there’s a death squad”: Does this explain why so many black men are being killed?
Civil Police reveal how the new death squads of São Paulo work and denounce the persecutions the agents suffer that refuse to kill and […]
56 years without Al Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz: How Malcolm X’s ‘dangerous mind’ helped shape Brazilian rap in the 1990s
Note from BBT: Today, February 21, 2021, marks the 56th anniversary of the murder of one the greatest anti-racist activists of all-time, Malcolm X. I […]
Racist and neo-Nazis death threats to black and trans councilwomen and mayor alarm and expose advance of extremism in Brazil
Note from BBT: With all eyes focused on the actions of white nationalists in the US and the clear understanding on how people are and […]
In a Carrefour supermarket, 40-year João Alberto dies after security agent kneels on his back for four minutes; protests erupt across Brazil
Note from BBT: When I first heard the slogan Black Lives Matter some years ago, one of my first thoughts was, if black lives really […]
