VICE Brazil
Suspects in Marielle Franco's Murder Have Ties to Bolsonaro Family
The two primary suspects in the murder of the Brazilian councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco previously received honors from senator-elect Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of president Jair Bolsonaro.
The São Paulo Protests in 7 Acts
The first round of the bus-fare protests called by São Paulo’s Free Pass Movement were met with bursts of rubber bullets and clouds of tear gas. After the fare increase was nullified and the police withdrew, there was another peculiar escalation of...
The São Paulo Protests in 7 Acts
The Free Pass Movement started in October 2012, and by June 2013 it had become a large-scale protest group fighting to lower the cost of transportation in São Paulo. This documentary tells their victorious story and features on-the-ground rubber-bullet...
The Battle of Consolação
Since June 2, when the price of public transportation in São Paulo, Brazil, rose from R$3 to R$3.20, the Free Pass Movement has initiated protests that have turned into a revolt. On June 13, protesters who had been marching peacefully from the...
Teenage Riot - São Paulo
Progressives in São Paulo have been commemorating the National Day of the Free Pass since 2005, when people surrounded City Hall until a bill guaranteeing free public transportation for students was approved. These days, the fight for a free pass on...
