Writer, geographer and former development professional who has lived in Brazil for 26 years. Former directorate member of the Fórum Nacional de Reforma Urbana (National Urban Reform Forum). Has lived in São Luis, Recife, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Author of “Os Megaeventos Esportivos na Cidade do Rio de Janeiro e o Direito á Cidade” (CEPR: Porto Alegre. 2016). Editor of "Voices of the Brazilian Left" (Sumare: São Paulo. 2018). Editor of "Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil" ((Sumare: São Paulo. 2019) Irregular correspondent for the Chicago radio show This is Hell.
On July 4, 2015, Brazil learned, through Edward Snowden, that President Dilma Rousseff and 29 members of her government were being spied on by the NSA. At that time, FBI agents were already working inside the Lava Jato investigation. by Brian Mier Bob Fernandes is a veteran journalist from Bahia. During his 43 year career […]
The veteran congresswoman and civil rights leader speaks about her role in the 2020 municipal elections and the record number of newly elected Afro-Brazilian city councilors and mayors. By Brian Mier Brazil’s 2020 municipal elections were marked by huge loses for the far right, big gains for the center right and moderate gains for the […]
“We view the state of Parana as a laboratory for all of Bolsonaro’s worst ideas,” says Dartora, who is the first Afro-Brazilian woman elected in the 327 year history of the Curitiba City Council. With Brian Mier Curitiba, center of the US DOJ and FBI-backed Lava Jato investigation, has a reputation as a very conservative […]
When we say that black lives matter we are saying that we can no longer accept the fact that 83 young black men die every day in Brazil Interview by Brian Mier On December 8, 2020, two members of Rio Grande do Sul’s military police entered the house of black rights movement activist Jane Beatriz […]
By Brian Mier On November 29th, residents of 57 of Brazil’s largest cities voted on second round mayoral elections. In a process that was certainly influenced by the Covid 19 pandemic, the nation registered a historic low in terms of voter turnout, with a 30% abstention rate. The two biggest losers of the day were […]
In his new book, Barack Obama, who is the husband of Chicago machine Mayor Richard M. Daley’s former Assistant Planning Commissioner, compares Lula to a Tammany Hall style machine boss by Brian Mier On Tuesday, November 17, former US President Barack Obama, whose government engaged in spying against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and the US […]
As the PT and Brazilian left made modest gains, the Bolsonaro coalition imploded By Brian Mier On Sunday, November 15, over 147 million Brazilians went to the polls in the largest round of local elections in the nation’s history. One state, Amapa, had to cancel most of its elections due the fact that most of […]
The Bolsonaro family stronghold of Eldorado is a bastion of conservatism but on this election day they might lose control of the local government by Brian Mier Eldorado is a small town in Sao Paulo’s impoverished Vale do Ribeira region which is surrounded by rainforest. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lived there until he was 18 […]
Sunday’s elections promise to provide solid, but not breathtaking advances for the Brazilian left. On the other hand, all signs show that it will be a day of huge losses for the coalition tied to far right President Jair Bolsonaro. by Brian Mier On Sunday, November 15th, residents of Brazil’s 5570 municipalities will vote for […]
If the US has been the number one enemy of democracy and freedom in Latin America for the past century, why would a new President make any difference? By Brian Mier In a recent interview for the Brazilian business newspaper O Valor, Tom Shannon, who was a key US State Department actor on Latin American […]