WhatsApp and political instability in Brazil – 2018 Presidential elections
Rafael Evangelista Laboratory of Advanced Studies on Journalism (Labjor), State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil, rae@unicamp.br Fernanda Bruno Communication and culture, Federal University of Rio
Sexual politics round up in 2019
The year of 2019 has finished and, as traditionally, SPW offers our readers and followers a compilation of the main facts, trends, setbacks and victories
Nairobi Summit: news, trends and assessments
International Conference on Population & Development+25 – International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion Conservative protests against global development conference in Kenya fail to
Bolsonaro and Brazilian Cinema funding
Bolsonaro Threatens Brazil’s Central Film Fund with Censorship or Closure – Variety Bolsonaro: ‘Não posso admitir filmes como Bruna Surfistinha com dinheiro público’ – O
2019 European election: news and analisys
The Resentful and the Damned – Jacobin The Dangers of Detoxification – Jacobin Nigel Farage’s Populist Brexit Party Wins Big in European Parliament Elections –
Brazilian Supreme Court: Criminalization of homophobia
‘Criminalizar não é solução’, escreve Jean Wyllys sobre homofobia – O Globo A HOMOFOBIA PODE VIRAR CRIME. E ISSO É UM TIRO NO PÉ. –
India Transgender Rights Bill: news and assessments
Transgender Rights Bill India’s transgender rights Bill faces ‘unanimous opposition’ from trans people – RNZ India’s Trans Community Faces Continued Discrimination – The Diplomat Regressive,
In defense of Jacqueline Pitanguy
On December 3rd, sociologist Jacqueline Pitanguy became the target of a serious accusation by the Brazilian Minister of Family Women and Human Rights, Damares Alves,
Sexual politics in October, November and early December 2019
HIGHLIGHTS Latin America: Politics in Trance In the period covered by this newsletter, Latin America has been the scene of three simultaneous elections – in
The 2019 election in Uruguay: a new relation of forces
By Santiago Puyol* The elections held in Uruguay on Sunday, October 27th, represented the greatest news for the Uruguayan political system fifteen years after the