2013 will be remembered for the incredible size and scope of the social mobilization that gripped Brazil. People on the streets were witness to the dis-proportionality of police actions. Article19 – report: The countdown to the 2014 World Cup has been marked by a series of demonstrations across Brazil, with hundreds of thousands of Brazilians protesting against government corruption, […]
Nachdem auf dem „Dorfplatz“, auf eine Hauswand projiziert, ein Film über die Proteste und die Repression der Militär Polizei in Brasilien gezeigt wurde, wurden über Wochen gesammelte WM-Utensilien verbrannt. Die Berliner Polizei hatte während des WM-Finales nicht genug mit den zahllosen Übergriffen des nationaltrunkenen Mobs zu tun und konnte es nicht auf sich sitzen lassen, […]
Silent March (Marcha Silenciosa) FIFA Mafia Agent Let Loose (und auf dt.); Police Arrest 60 Teachers and Activists in Crackdown on Anti-Cup Protests Military Police have arrested at first 6 social activists in Rio de Janeiro and issued “warnings” (threats) to another 60; in another crackdown on social justice protests. Number grew to […]
Rund 100 Menschen beteiligten sich am Samstagnachmittag an der finalen Demo gegen den WM-Wahn in Brasilien. Die Demonstration startete bei der Heiliggeistkirche. Beim Kornhausplatz wurde eine Rede gehalten, die die Zustände in Brasilien thematisierten und die Folgen der FIFA-WM für die Bevölkerung. Die Demo zog durch die Fanmeilen der Stadt und endete bei der […]
Vandalism, Robbery And Protests Following Record Loss To Germany Riot police entered Mineirão Stadium against possible violence after the Brazil vs. Germany Game São Paulo–Following Brazil’s humiliating 1-7 loss against Germany in Fortaleza, the South American country was peppered with sporadic acts of vandalism and robbery. Buses burned in peripheral neighborhoods of […]
We Don’t Like Samba – documentary film on the social struggles in Brazil Story behind “We don´t like samba”, 2014 Until recently, Brazil was one of the shooting-stars of the BRIC states. But after a decade of economic growth, the social cement began to crumble. Many people can no longer see a better […]
Die Elitisierung des Fußballs während der MännerWM 2014 in Brasilien Radio Dreyeckland Beitrag vom 08.07.2014 Wer sind diese brasilianischen Fußballfans, die so Stolz auf ihre Nationalität sind und die während der MännerWM in die Stadien gehen? Sie haben bereits mit Beschimpfungen der Präsidentin Dilma und mit Buhrufen bei der chilenischen Nationalhymne für Skandälchen […]
The World Cup Is Like Fashion Week for Brazil’s Security Industry Egypt. A protester shows cartridges and canisters used by police against the crowd In the past few years, tear gas has become an essential element of any protest; from Rio to Istanbul, Caracas, or Athens, there is almost a mathematical certainty that sooner […]
Last night there was a demonstration to free political prisoners in Sao Paulo, which was motivated by the arrests of Fabio Hideki Harano and Rafael Marques Lusvarghi, who were protesting the world cup last week. During the demonstration, about 800 cops attacked the protestors. During the attack, a lawyer named Daniel Biral was brutally […]
Hundreds of Brazilian Families Evicted for World Cup Projects That Were Never Even Finished For many Brazilians hosting the World Cup has been a less than ideal way for the country to spend its money. In the run-up to the Cup, protests raged across the country and have continued, on a smaller scale, throughout the […]