Analysis of delays of implementing freedom of information law in Brazil, commissioned by Folha de São Paulo – English translation is below pic. When in November 2011 Brazil approved the right to access public information, it joined the ranks of more than 90 countries that respect the fundamental democratic rights of their citizens. Read more about Default title[…]
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I did a lot of thinking about impunity in Brazil, and this is part of the result. Click the pic for full piece.
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A piece I just published with Al Jazeera – click to follow.
Half a year ago I wrote about a historic week, the week of October 23rd. Brazil’s National Congress enacted a freedom of information law and a truth commission — two brave policy advances for a country marked by legacies of secrecy and authoritarianism. Today was a similarly historic day: the freedom of information law and Read more about Historic Day for Truth and Transparency[…]
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If President Dilma Rousseff’s government can meet expectations, Rousseff might just be remembered as Brazil’s first ‘transparency president’. The expectations of which I speak are not just those of Brazil – they are the world’s. On April 17th and 18th, more than 50 countries will meet in Brasilia to unveil their commitments to the Open Read more about Brazil, Transparency and the Brasil Aberto Movement (Open Brazil Movement)[…]