Brazilian democracy is dead
The elites made a serious mistake to bet on Bolsonaro. They’re making another mistake in thinking he can be easily sidelined. by Fernando Horta …
Fernando Horta: Lula is “Plan O”
By Fernando Horta. Plan A was for us to pressure the coup-mongers in 2013, investigating who was financing the Movimento Brasil Livre, Vem para …
Brazilian McCarthyism: Why don’t we learn from history?
By Fernando Horta. There are astonishing similarities between post-World War 2 US and present day Brazil. Both countries had same-party rule for extended periods. In …
Moro, Lula and the consolidation of the Coup
By Fernando Horta. After helping Aécio Neves and Michel Temer avoid conviction, Judge Sergio Moro uses shaky evidence to prevent Ex-president Lula’s candidacy on …
Beauty and the Beast
Since the emergence of what would come to be called “Lava Jato” in 2009, every honest political commentator has been clear: the operation was …
Republic of the Snake
“Do we want to serve a snake? Brazil is not a Snake Republic!” – Janaína Paschoal These words were of Janaína Paschoal, the lawyer …
Yes, it’s a coup…
Since “legality”, in Brasil, does not come necessarily from “peoples will” (but from some peculiar interpretation of legal acts) our democracy is almost becoming …