Britain and Brazil’s Dictatorship
By John McEvoy and Daniel Hunt Exclusive. Recently declassified documents reveal Britain’s enthusiastic support for Brazil’s 1964-85 dictatorship. Racist and colonial in tone, the files …
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Brazilian General steps in to “hide the bodies”
The Brazilian military dictatorship might not have been very good at building dams or highways, but it was excellent at hiding bodies. Is this …
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Pandemic, Racism and Indigenous / Black Genocide in Brazil: Coronavirus and Extermination Policy
By Felipe Milanez and Samuel Vida Tragedies are always socially unequal and expose in a striking way historically constructed inequalities, for example in the …
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General Heleno warns of “Unpredictable Consequences”, his supporters threaten “Civil War”
On Friday 22nd May 2020, Brazil eagerly anticipated the broadcast of a Bolsonaro cabinet meeting which took place exactly one month earlier on April …
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A Coughing Bolsonaro Addresses Hundreds Of Military Coup Supporters
To hundreds of supporters who waited for him in front of the army headquarters in Brasilia, holding signs calling for shutting down Congress and …
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“We are heading for Chaos”: Professor Domingos Neto on Brazil’s Military, Moro, and Bolsonaro
In conversation about the past and the present, Manuel Domingos Neto reflects on the role of the Armed Forces in Brazil. By Cristiane Sampaio …
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Brazil’s Armed Forces are “to defend US interests” says researcher
For Héctor Luís Saint-Pierre, it is a military paradox to support the deregulation of the economy and the sell-off of assets. By Ana Penido. …
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“He woke up this ghost that we didn’t even know was there.” Director Petra Costa on ‘The Edge of Democracy’
Brazilian director Petra Costa, whose third full length feature, ‘The Edge of Democracy’ has been nominated in the best documentary category at the 2020 …
2019: the year my worst nightmares came true
By Cynara Menezes Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine Jair Bolsonaro would become President of Brazil. To me he was always just …
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Neoliberalism at Gunpoint: Finance Minister invokes AI-5 in Washington, prepares for backlash on the streets
As Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro launches his new brazenly Neofascist party ‘Alliance for Brazil’, inspired by ARENA (Alliance for National Renewal) of the Dictatorship …
