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Brian Mier
AUTHORITARIANISM
Psyops: Images from Bolsonaro’s illegal WhatsApp campaign
Bolsonaro's illegal slush-fund financed social media campaign appears too sophisticated for his tiny political party to be doing on its own.
By Brian Mier
On the Friday before the October 7 Brazilian presidential...
AUTHORITARIANISM
Meet the 3 Generals Shaping Bolsonaro’s Platform
As fascist mob violence against gays and leftists increases, 3 generals whose careers were forged during the Military Dictatorship are helping the Brazilian far-right candidate design an ultra-neoliberal governmental platform
by Rafael...
DEMOCRACY
WhatsApp: Bolsonaro’s hate machine
As Mark Zuckerberg jumps through hoops to show he can limit the damage to democracy caused by fake news on Facebook, his WhatsApp platform has been used to convince a large...
AUTHORITARIANISM
Bolsonaro says he won’t respect electoral defeat
On the eve of the #EleNão protests, as military police raid communist party headquarters across Minas Gerais, neo-fascist candidate Jair Bolsonaro tells reporter he will not respect the election results unless...
ELECTION 2018
Liberalism without the people: PSDB’s electoral funeral
Faced with the threat that Bolsonaro poses to the nation's democratic values – values that the founding leaders of the PSDB fought against during the military dictatorship – history will require...
DEMOCRACY
Interview with Danny Glover: Lula arrest is travesty of democracy
There are many forces outside of Brazil - those that have moved to the right - who want to crush this peoples' response to democracy and justice and economic justice. We...
Popular
Brazil’s Coup May Come After Lula Takes Office
In 2023, the bolsonarista horde, kept mobilized by the discourse of electoral fraud, may return to the streets demanding the deposition of the new “illegitimately elected” president.
By Marcelo Zero
Bolsnonaro...
Bolsonaro “Announces Coup” To Foreign Ambassadors
Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of "announcing the coup" to summoned foreign Ambassadors. The extraordinary meeting at Alvorada palace was reportedly convened at the request of the Military core...
Exclusive: British Parliament Denounces Bolsonaro Election Threats, Political Violence
British politicians have signed a special motion in defence of Brazilian democracy, following threats to the election process from neofascist president Jair Bolsonaro and his military dominated government. That...