The military won’t officially take over because nobody wants to be publically associated with the worst government in Brazilian history By Leonardo Attuch Bolsonaro’s pen has less and less ink in it. Every day that goes by shows that he is losing power. This was shown during his April 9 live address to the Brazilian […]
Researchers analyze fake news coming from the Bolsonaro family shared on social media. By Marina Duarte de Souza. Brasil de Fato. Even after Twitter, Facebook and Instagram deleted president Jair Bolsonaro’s posts after determining their content spread “disinformation” and cause “real harm to people”, the president continues to propagate fake news about the coronavirus pandemic in […]
As the saga of an “Operational President” rolls on, former editor of Folha de Pernambuco and Diario de Pernambuco, Homero Fonseca, unpicks the details and concludes that whatever the Military’s intent, Bolsonaro will not go quietly. by Homero Fonseca The unprecedented, frantic and surreal political events of the past few days have confirmed two things: 1 – […]
Brian Mier and Aline Piva discuss the latest situation surrounding the Novel Coronavirus pandemic in Brazil. [qpp]
Brazil’s far-right President is facing his second set of charges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The new second set of charges deals directly with Coronavirus and the Bolsonaro’s Government’s reckless and inadequate response. The first charges dealt with his genocidal policy towards the country’s indigenous population, who have also been put at risk […]
In conversation about the past and the present, Manuel Domingos Neto reflects on the role of the Armed Forces in Brazil. By Cristiane Sampaio and Pedro Stropasolas. Brasil de Fato In these times when the military presence takes shape in varied compartments of Brazilian politics, it is from memory and history that the writer Manuel […]
A survey by Instituto Quaest reveals that the elderly, evangelicals and the rich are most susceptible to Bolsonaro’s lies about Coronavirus. Valor Magazine’s Bruno Carazza says that according to the survey data, “Bolsonaro’s communication strategy is efficient in mobilizing his electorate. The message that the press is exaggerating to cover the coronavirus crisis is spreading […]
Many visitors to Rio de Janeiro recognize the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) by its Moorish Pavilion-style headquarters, which pops up from a patch of forest on the edge of Manghinhos favela along the road in from the international airport. More than just a pretty building, though, it is one of the world’s foremost public health […]
Former presidential candidates Ciro Gomes (PDT), Fernando Haddad (PT), Guilherme Boulos (PSOL), the governor of Maranhão, Flávio Dino (PCdoB), and other progessive leaders have demanded the resignation of Jair Bolsonaro for his mishandling of the Coronavirus pandemic. The full text is translated below. BRAZIL CANNOT BE DESTROYED BY BOLSONARO. Brazil and the world face an […]
For Héctor Luís Saint-Pierre, it is a military paradox to support the deregulation of the economy and the sell-off of assets. By Ana Penido. Brasil de Fato. 26 October 2019. With the broad participation of the military in the Jair Bolsonaro government, there is more interest in understanding which ideas carry this special category of […]