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No forgiveness for those who now regret helping Bolsonaro

Regardless of whether they regret it, we are in this situation because of people who knew perfectly well what the risks of supporting Bolsonaro were. By Esther Solano* First there was José Padilha. The director of the The Mechanism which,  during season 1, introduced Netflix viewers to a complimentary and glorious description of the magnificent […]

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Supreme Court/Congress block Lula’s prison transfer

On the throes of the election of right-wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro, the country seems to be plunging into a political chaos that can only be addressed by reinstating the rule of law. This can only be achieved by freeing the country’s main political prisoner, former president and most popular political leader, Luis Inacio Lula da […]

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PT: Lula’s Prison Transfer is New Act of Persecution

On the morning of August 7th, local Curitiba criminal court judge Carolina Lebbos, who has made a series of illegal, politicized rulings denying former President Lula’s Mandela Rights, ruled that the former President, 73, can be transferred to a prison in São Paulo.  Although this initially appeared to be good news for the millions of […]

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Judge authorizes Lula’s transfer to São Paulo

Defense team continues to fight for reversal of all charges due to lack of evidence and illegal collusion between judge Sérgio Moro and the Lava Jato prosecution team. by Brian Mier On Wednesday Morning, August 7th, Judge Carolina Lebbos, from the 12ª Federal District Court in Curitiba, authorized former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s […]

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How Lava Jato Destroyed Brasil’s Future

Thanks to the Intercept leaks, everyone can see how filthy the entrails of the Lava Jato investigation are, and how it helped destroy Brazil’s democracy and economy. What few people know, however, is how far it strayed from actually fighting corruption. by Marcelo Zero The Lava Jato investigation was designed by the US Department of Justice […]

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Killer Clowns: Bolsonaro accuses Greenwald of felony – can’t explain why

Right wing extremist President Jair Bolsonaro accused Glenn Greenwald of committing a felony but, in a scene captured on the Government’s TV Brasil, his Press Secretary, General Otávio Rego Barros, fails to explain what the crime committed was and, instead, tries to stare down the journalist who asks about it. By Brian Mier In a […]

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Hybrid War: Why is Sérgio Moro Still Free?

The crimes that he himself reported should be enough to cause Justice Minister Sérgio Moro’s dismissal and imprisonment. His persistence in office and the explicit US government actions to protect him confirm that he is a central player in the hybrid war into which Brazil has plunged. By Antonio Martins From the heights of his […]

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Greenwald accuses Lava Jato judge of terrorism

On Twitter, Glenn Greenwald accused former Lava Jato judge and current Justice Minister Sérgio Moro of practicing terrorism, after he issued a ministerial decree that could be used to deport the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. Journalist Glenn Greenwald accused far right President Jair Bolsonaro’s Minister of Justice and Public Security, Sérgio Moro, of practicing terrorism […]

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#VazaJato: Government allies try to frame Glenn Greenwald

The far right Bolsonaro administration may be gearing up to frame journalist Glenn Greenwald, from the Intercept , who recently revealed social media conversations showing collusion between Lava Jato judge Sérgio Moro (currently working as President Bolsonaro’s Justice Minister), public prosecutors and members of the Supreme Court during the conviction of former President Lula. A […]

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Celso Amorim: Brasil’s madness as a method of destruction

By Joaquim Palhares and Mariana Serafini. Tolstoy opens his classic Anna Karenina with the famous phrase “all happy families look alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”, “and our way is more cruel,” adds former Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, explaining the challenges that Brazil must face in order to return to […]