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UN: Lula has right to run for President
August 17th 2018 – The United Nations Human Rights Commission officially requested the Brazilian government to allow Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 2018 presidential front-runner, …
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What side are you on? MST explains march to Brasilia
At a moment in which history puts us to the test we ask: what side are you on? What would we do with our …
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Free Lula Festival Draws 80,000 in Rio de Janeiro
On Saturday night, in front of a crowd of 80,000 and to chants of “Free Lula”, Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil sang the legendary …
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Brazilian Fake News Empire Falls, Questions Remain
by Brian Mier On July 25th, Facebook announced that it was shutting down 196 pages connected to the Koch Brothers/Atlas Foundation supported Movimento Brasil Livre …
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Lula’s Kafkaesque Imprisonment: Defense Lawyer Valeska Martins Speaks
“The law can destroy reputations, it can destroy assets, it can destroy freedom and it can end people’s lives. So when it is misused …
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Brasil Wire Addresses Brazilian Congress
Brasil Wire editor Brian Mier addresses Brazilian Congress on fake news, censorship and the independent media. On Monday morning, June 19th, I was invited …
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Rosary for Lula Sparks Vatican Intrigue
Vatican News runs and retracts false information about Papal Assessor’s visit to Lula. After widely publicizing the former, Brazil’s biggest news companies ignore the retraction. The …
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Behind bars, Lula announces candidacy
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has been behind bars for 2 months on charges of committing undetermined acts with no material evidence, announced …
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Brasília: Homeless Workers Occupy Federal Cities Ministry
Thousands march against increase in violence, mass evictions and criminalization of social movement leaders On June 5, bus caravans arrived in Brasilia from across …
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62,500 murders: most violent year in Brazilian history
New data shows homicides increased during coup year of 2016. Most victims were Afro-Brazilian males. By Brian Mier Wednesday, June 6 marked the release of …
