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Accused Of Electoral Fraud, Bolsonaro Could Face Disqualification
By Lu Sudré. An investigative story published by the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo today proves that companies are paying for WhatsApp bulk messaging …
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Thanks to the Northeast, Haddad faces Bolsonaro in second round
The most fraught election since re-democratisation ended with extreme-right Jair Bolsonaro on 46,03%, short of a first round victory, to the relief of progressive …
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Supreme Court disenfranchises 3.3 million voters, 11 days before election
On September 26, the Federal Supreme Court upheld the exclusion of 3.3 million registered voters who did not attend an special electoral review between before a deadline …
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Brasil Needs The Biggest Anti-Fascist Mobilisation In Contemporary History
These are sombre times for Brasil. An election looms, its leading candidate is in jail on politically motivated charges, and has been withdrawn. His distant challenger now …
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“Pinochet via Fujimori”: Wall Street’s New Man In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro
“No room for feelings” say Wall Street insiders as they back another Neofascist to deliver Neoliberalism, at the point of a gun, in the …
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“Fahrenheit 241″: A burning Museum became a ghastly symbol of post-coup Brasil
Brasil’s Education crisis is not a crisis, it is a project. – Darcy Ribeiro. Across the political spectrum Brazilians will tell you that the …
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The Argentine Example: First as Tragedy, then as Farce
By Louis Smith and Brasil Wire editors When Mauricio Macri won the Argentinian general election in 2015 international markets and investors cheered. Rating agency …
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45 days before election, TV Globo erases the leading candidate
On Thursday 23 August, TV Globo’s flagship Jornal Nacional news programme ran segments following the campaigns of Presidential Candidates Marina Silva (Rede), Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB), …
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Savage Capitalism, Repackaged: Itau Bank’s “Partido Novo”
In late 2013 the formation of a new Brazilian Political Party was announced, called literally Partido Novo (New Party). Initially and opportunistically presented as …
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On brink of election, judiciary targets Lula VP Haddad
With Lula jailed, his Workers Party vice presidential candidate, and would be substitute, Fernando Haddad is now being bombarded with legal actions from the …
