A recent article published by the excellent investigative organization Reporter Brasil exposed details of the way slave labour is organized in the ethanol industry.The journalist Maurício Hashizume obtained hard evidence that the company Brenco - Companhia Brasileira de Energia Renovável,......more
Natalia Viana in Brazil: May 2009 Archives
Military era impunity 'leads to police violence'
Here’s a good insight into the importance of punishing the crimes committed by the military during the dictatorial period (1964-1985). In a recent interview in Brazilian website Opera Mundi, prosecutor Marlon Alberto Weichert argued that the lack of proper punishment......more
Dictatorship files on the web
Yesterday the Brazilian government announced a series of initiatives that will allow access to classified files held by the dictatorial government between 1964 and 1985. The first one is a draft law that regulates the classification and access to government......more
The one question to ask
In the past few days the North of Brazil has been hit by severe flooding. I was trying to gather some figures today when I came across a statement by the National Civil Defence Service. It read:"Over 796 people have......more
So long, farewell, dictatorial media law
The repeal of a military era Press Law by the Brazilian Supreme Federal Tribunal was praised by most in the media industry. Instituted in 1967, a year before the military government started violently censoring the press and torturing journalists who......more
Natalia Viana in Brazil:
Natalia Viana is an investigative journalist who lives in São Paulo, Brazil. A freelance writer and producer, she tries to...