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How Manufactured Economic Crisis in Brazil Paved Way for a Soft Coup
It is increasingly apparent that the Brazilian economy was deliberately destabilized to lay the groundwork for the 2016 soft coup that removed former President …
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MST and the Fight to Change the Brazilian Power Structure: An interview with Gilmar Mauro
By Brasil Wire Contributing Editor Brian Mier. During the 1960s, legend has it that governor José Sarney sat …
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The Coup, Phase II: An interview with Dr. Ivana Bentes
By Brian Mier. The political situation in Brazil is getting confusing, even for people who study it. To summarise recent events, in April the …
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Judicial Farce: Moro freezes Lula’s Assets, can’t find Triplex…
After giving former Congressional President Eduardo Cunha months of advance warning which enabled him to hide millions of dollars of bribe money before his …
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São Paulo: Rebel City
During illegitimate, corrupt president Michel Temer’s attempt to implement an unnecessary extreme austerity regime that plunged millions of people below the poverty line and …
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Brasilia 24/5: A View from the Ground
by Brian Mier. On the night of May 23, I joined a group of activists from the Central de Movimentos Populares (CMP) social movement …
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The General Strike and the Survival of the Latin American Left: An Interview with Luiz Gonzaga Gegê da Silva
Luiz Gonzaga Gegê da Silva is a historic figure on the Brazilian left. A member of the MR-8 resistance movement during the military dictatorship …
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5 Brazilian Public Policy Innovations The North Could Learn From
By Brian Mier. During my 22 years in Brazil I’ve gotten used to gringos moving down here who, before taking the time to understand …
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Urban Reformer: An interview with Erminia Maricato
Original version of article at COHA. Reproduced with permission. This interview was originally conducted in Portuguese, and translated by the author. Erminia Maricato is …
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“There is no negotiation whatsoever”: Union leader Douglas Izzo talks about labor rights in Post-Coup Brasil
Originally written for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs’ Brazil Unit This interview was originally made in Portuguese, and translated by the author. To download a …
