In the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil opens the country’s first private prison
Through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Ribeirão das Neves (state of Minas Gerais) receives fifth prison complex in the city In the US, there has […]
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Prison riot in the Amazon brings to the forefront issues of overcrowding & the rise in incarceration rates; Brazil has 4th highest prison population in the world
Note from BW of Brazil: By now the news of a violent uprising inside of a prison complex in Manaus, in the state of Amazonas has […]
In the state of Acre, 100% of female prisoners are black women
Note from BW of Brazil: The state of Acre is one of the smallest of Brazil’s 26 states. Located in the southwest region of the […]
The imprisoned woman in Brazil is young, black and with low education; in one state prison, privatization coincides with prisoner increase of 624%!
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil is quickly increasing its stake in a “prison planet”. This is one conclusion that one could come if we […]
Intimate prison searches: São Paulo’s humiliating genital orifice searches of women and children on inmate visits
Note from BW of Brazil: This is yet another story that’s been a long time coming as I’ve been wanting to post this piece for […]
Three decapitated in northeastern prison; 62 prison deaths in same complex evidence of state of emergency!
Note from BW of Brazil: A few of the images in this post are gruesome and may not be fit for some readers. But the emergency […]
‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support
Note from BBT: We are all familiar with what many would classify as that notorious class of women known as ‘groupies’ and ‘gold diggers’. For […]
“My father was one of the only blacks in medical school; (32 years later) it was the same with me”
Note from BBT: It’s no secret that affirmative action policies have made a huge difference in Brazil in allowing tens of thousands of black and […]
Woman living in conditions similar to slavery for 38 years released by authorities
Note from BW of Brazil: I became of this story last week, but I’ve been simply to busy to get to it. When I heard […]
Afroestima: Popular page of Afro-Brazilian pride hacked
“A black is gonna get burned and shot”: Popular page of Afro-Brazilian pride, Afroestima, hacked, creator threatened by profile with KKK photo “There are people […]
Black Movement Denounces Moro to the Inter-American Commission
Black Movement Denounces Moro to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Note from BW of Brazil: If you didn’t already know, let me inform you: The […]
Drug traffickers and pastors united by prejudice? Is Evangelical demonizing of Afro-Brazilian religions to blame for recent violent assaults?
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes it’s pretty amazing the things that happen in Brazil but people still wanna believe that “we are all equal“. […]
Suspended President Dilma criticizes lack of blacks and women in interim president’s cabinet; her own second term had only one black minister!
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes you really have to wonder if people actually think before they speak or if they simply say things that […]
In the last 10 years, while the homicide rate of white women fell by 9.8% percent, for black women it rose 54%!!
Note from BW of Brazil: The material we present today should be understood in the following way: Numbers don’t lie! Clearly we love to present […]
