AI-5 and the forbidden future of Brasil
On the 50th anniversary of Institutional Act 5, the 1968 “coup within the coup” which ushered in an even more brutal and repressive phase of …
Assassination plot against PSOL Congressman Freixo
Reports have emerged that PSOL’s newly elected Federal Deputy, Marcelo Freixo, elected in October is the target of an assassination plot by a paramilitary group …
Send In The Clowns.
“Welcome to the Brazilian Necropolitical Circus.” On December 10 2018, the 70th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights, Brazilian President elect Jair …
Brasil according to William Blum
On December 9th 2018, historian, analyst and long term critic of US Imperialism and Foreign Policy, William Blum, died at the age of 85. …
How The US Left Failed Brasil
Why did the US left media bash a successful democratic socialist party during a right wing coup? by Brian Mier, Sean T. Mitchell, and Bryan Pitts On November …
“I will not trade my dignity for freedom,” says Lula
In a letter written to an international crowd of union and social movement activists and political leaders gathered in a São Bernardo do Campo …
The Strange Case Of The Guardian & Brasil
“If The Guardian was what it purports to be, Brasil Wire wouldn’t need to exist”. The British Newspaper’s coverage serves as a case study of how perception of …
Brazil Solidarity Initiative: Editor Daniel Hunt Speaks At UK Parliament
To mark the launch of the new Brazil Solidarity Initiative, Brasil Wire founding editor Daniel Hunt joined various speakers from the Labour Party and …
Chile-Brazil: A New Laboratory For The Far-Right
The Neoliberal model implemented in Chile after the 1973 Military Coup gives us hints as to what will happen in Brazil under a future …
A Call To Boycott Rock In Rio
Rock in Rio is a huge cultural event in Rio de Janeiro; for many people, it’s their one and only chance to see an …
