Administrative reform: end of stability, neoliberalism and risks to democracy

The Presidency of the Republic presented to the National Congress, on September 3, 2020, the Proposal of Constitutional Amendment (PEC) n. 32/2020, which aims to change the rules for future state servants of the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary branches of the Union, states and municipalities.

(more…)

Don’t shut me up: Bolsonaro on fertile ground to threaten and censor public debate in Brazil

On August 23, after being questioned about checks that would have been deposited by Queiroz in the first lady’s account, Bolsonaro threatened a journalist: “My desire is to fill your mouth in the beating. The direct physical threat generated great repercussion and the same question was repeated more than 1 million times in less than 24 hours by Twitter users, reaching the level of the most discussed subject of the platform in Brazil.

(more…)