Bloomberg surrogate was PR guru for Brazil’s extreme-right leader Bolsonaro
Former Michael Bloomberg aide Arick Wierson, who is pushing the billionaire’s 2020 presidential campaign and attacking Bernie Sanders, helped elect far-right demagogue Jair Bolsonaro …
Dilma Rousseff defends Oscar-nominated Petra Costa
Former President of the Brazilian Republic Dilma Rousseff has publicly defended Academy Award nominated director Petra Costa, who has come under relentless attack from …
“He woke up this ghost that we didn’t even know was there.” Director Petra Costa on ‘The Edge of Democracy’
Brazilian director Petra Costa, whose third full length feature, ‘The Edge of Democracy’ has been nominated in the best documentary category at the 2020 …
An interview with Lula. Part Two
I really want to polarize. I want to hold deep ideological debates. I want the people to know that there is no teaching anywhere …
An interview with Lula. Part One
In January, 2020, Brasil Wire editors Daniel Hunt and Brian Mier, in partnership with Michael Brooks, host of the Michael Brooks Show, interviewed former …
2019: a year of resistance and hope
2019 was a year of vicious attacks and great resistance but we finished it on our feet. It is up to us to gather …
2019: the year my worst nightmares came true
By Cynara Menezes Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine Jair Bolsonaro would become President of Brazil. To me he was always just …
Michael Brooks Interview: Lula, solidarity and the antifascist struggle
Host of the Michael Brooks Show and Majority Report co-host talks about the challenges that lie ahead in the global fight against fascism and …
Lula and democracy at the crossroads
Sooner or later, Brazil, Latin America and the World will have to choose between neoliberalism, fascism and authoritarianism on one side and real, substantive …
Neoliberalism at Gunpoint: Finance Minister invokes AI-5 in Washington, prepares for backlash on the streets
As Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro launches his new brazenly Neofascist party ‘Alliance for Brazil’, inspired by ARENA (Alliance for National Renewal) of the Dictatorship …
