Investigative Reporting
Secret Budget Amendment Linked to Slave Labor
Investigation reveals how a budget amendment supported by Chamber President Hugo Motta funded construction using stones produced by workers in slave‑like conditions.
Brazilians Face Abuse in Irish Meat Industry
Exclusive investigation exposes precarious working conditions and abuse faced by Brazilian workers in Ireland’s meat processing industry.
Failed enforcement: indigenous objects containing animal parts are freely sold online
A 2‑month investigation into animal feather smuggling and how companies benefit from exploiting indigenous communities in Brazil.
Tracking deforestation agents that not even the government knew about
This journalistic investigation utilized spatial data to find several individuals involved in deforestation in the Amazon region, previously unknown to the Brazilian authorities. Our project made the government fine the people involved in R$ 1.5 million (around US$ 300,000).
Political Backing Fuels Land Grabbing in Brazil's Distrito Federal
In the Distrito Federal, Brazil, a significant issue of land grabbing in conservation areas is emerging, intensified by political support. These activities are particularly rampant in the Colônia Agrícola 26 de Setembro, a settlement approximately 26 km from the Palácio do Planalto, housing around 35,000 residents.
A world heritage site under attack in Brazil
Brazilwood is being driven to extinction by an industry not often associated with organized crime: classical music. Tests on a sample of the confiscated wood show it was logged in a protected forest.