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AMAZON Coronavirus INDIGENOUS RIGHTS RELIGION SOCIAL INCLUSION

Missionaries spread disinfo and fear about vaccine to indigenous communities

By Nathalia Urban Indigenous communities are considered a priority group in vaccination against COVID-19 in Brazil, but due to the influence of missionaries some public health agents are facing hostility and even threats from some communities. In the race to guarantee the immunization of indigenous peoples, a logistics that implies difficulties such as facing long […]

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Coronavirus

Bolsonaro Government “Refused Rival Covid Vaccines”

By Nathalia Urban The Bolsonaro government refused to buy various available vaccines against COVID-19, according an article published by Revista Piauí.  The federal government received three offers from the instituto Butantan, the main biological research center and vaccine producer in Brazil, located in São Paulo.  Butantan never received a response to the offer to supply […]

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AUTHORITARIANISM LAND REFORM SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

The Pau D’arco Massacre: A History of Impunity, Persecution and Death

By Nathalia Urban On May 24, 2017, nine men and one woman were shot dead by civilian and military police in a camp of landless rural workers located on the Santa Lúcia farm, in the Pará municipality of Pau D’Arco.  The police claimed that the workers had an arsenal of weapons.  During the investigations, forensics […]

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AUTHORITARIANISM FASCISM FOREIGN POLICY LATIN AMERICA PROTEST

Bolsonaro’s Brazil aided repression of Chile’s 2019 protests, documents show

After conspiring in favour of the coup against Bolivia’s Evo Morales, aiding its protagonists, and making unprovoked attacks on the governments of Argentina and Venezuela, newly disclosed documents have revealed that Jair Bolsonaro’s government was also assisting Chilean security forces in their attempts to crush the wave of protests which swept the country in late […]

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AUTHORITARIANISM DEMOCRACY FASCISM FOREIGN POLICY IMPERIALISM

Bolivian presidential frontrunner attacks Bolsonaro for interference in his country

“President Jair Bolsonaro must give an explanation to Bolivians for the actions of interference in the sovereignty of the country, anti-democratic and non-diplomatic, of their embassy in Bolivia.” – Luis Arce, MAS-IPSP candidate for Bolivian Presidency in the October 18 2020 election. By Nathália Urban The frontrunner in Bolivia’s presidential election has attacked Brazilian president Jair […]

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ENERGY ENVIRONMENT POLITICS

Foreign meddling: Bolsonaro moves to help Trump reelection

Brazilian lawmaker opens inquiry into controversial import tax break extension By Nathália Urban Last week, Brazilian Congressman Ivan Valente (PSOL-SP) revealed a telegram between US Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel and Todd Chapman, US ambassador to Brazil regarding the extension of a controversial ethanol policy to boost President Donald Trump’s electoral chances. In […]

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FOREIGN POLICY IMPERIALISM LAVA JATO LAWFARE PETROBRAS SOVEREIGNTY UNITED STATES

Lula: US suppression of Brazil’s sovereignty “is not a theory, it is a fact”

In an interview on Brasil 247 on the morning of 11th of August, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave one of his strongest denunciations yet of United States interference in his country, and the suppression of its sovereignty. I asked the former president several questions, the following excerpt will be of particular […]

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AUTHORITARIANISM FASCISM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA MEDIA

Deutsche Welle censors Brazilian writer on behalf of Bolsonaristas

By Nathália Urban João Paulo Cuenca is an award-winning Brazilian author, whose work is recognized in various mainstream media outlets. Among his various works, Cuenca wrote a biweekly column for Deutsche Welle. On 06/18 through a statement on social media, The German broadcaster announced that it had dismissed the Brazilian columnist J.P. Cuenca for “having […]

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AUTHORITARIANISM CRIME DEMOCRACY FASCISM

Bolsonaro’s Private Parallel Spy Agency

A recently deceased ally of Jair Bolsonaro had exposed his plan to operate a “parallel intelligence agency” in a live television interview. Details of how the network operates, and its targets, have now come to light. By Nathália Urban On March 2, 2020, the former leader of the PSL, Gustavo Bebianno participated in the Brazilian […]

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AUTHORITARIANISM ELECTION 2018 TERRORISM UNITED STATES

Silvercorp: Foiled Venezuela Mercenary Group In Brazil During 2018 Election

It has come to light that agents of the private security contractor behind a mercenary invasion group that was captured by Venezuelan forces on May 3-4, were based in Brazil during the 2018 election. The paramilitary group behind the foiled operation, called Gedeon, was based around security contractor Silvercorp USA, which has been linked to U.S. […]