Army Chief admits threatening Supreme Court to Jail Lula
by Brian Mier On April 3, on the eve of the judgment which resulted in the arrest of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da …
Saad-Filho: Fascism In Brasil, A Tragedy In Four Acts
Brazil elected its new President on 28 October 2018 – the improbable, unspeakable fascist former army captain Jair Bolsonaro won against the affable unimpeachable …
Paulo Freire And The War On Brasil’s Public Education
by Larissa Jacheta Riberti “When education is not liberatory, the dream of the oppressed is to be the oppressor” This quote is from Paulo …
Time is ripe for progressives to help Brazil
The joint US/Brazil Car Wash investigation destroyed the Brazilian economy and political system and led to the return of fascism. Nevertheless, progressive gains in …
Lula’s last chance?
As US-backed anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro reveals himself as a neofascist political operative, Lula’s defense lawyers file a habeas corpus with the Supreme Court. …
The Not-so Invisible Hand of Uncle Sam
The United States has spent over a century meddling in Latin America. Recent crusades against corruption in Latin America are only the latest chapter. …
Why Bolsonaro won: beyond the cliches
If mind-stopping cliches of violence and corruption do not correspond with voting patterns or Bolsonaro’s governmental plan why did he win the election? It …
Police raid Brazilian universities, pull down anti-fascist banners
Police officers interrogated professors, banned activities, took down banners and seized hard drives By Pedro Ribeiro Nogueira As Brazil’s runoff elections approach, electoral court …
A Vote Against Democracy?
The normalization of Bolsonaro’s candidacy is, in itself, a dangerous development for a country that until recently seemed to be on a path of …
Fernando Haddad & Manuela D’Ávila’s stand will be judged by history
With a politics of hope over hate, of education over arms, of development over privatisation, at the head of a broad pro-democracy front which includes …
