As it hits one million Covid-19 cases, Brazil needs our solidarity – Claudia Webbe MP
By Claudia Webbe MP As of June 20 it was reported that Brazil had seen 49,090 deaths from Covid-19, with 1,038,568 cases. This horrific …
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, …
Alcântara: Bolsonaro’s Illegal Plan to Expropriate Afro-Brazilian land for Trump deal
Amid a pandemic, quilombo communities around the Alcântara spaceport face an illegal and unnecessary land-grab for a space technology deal between the Trump and …
The Ghosts of June 2013
Brazil is still haunted by the ghosts of June 2013. Seven years on, as anti-government protests grow and police violence intensifies, its lesser known stories …
NYT and Latin American Coups: In Hybrid War “Nuance” Is A Rhetorical Weapon
On June 10, 2020, the New York Times ran a front page article headlined “Coup Threats Rattle Brazil as Virus Deaths Surge”. To seasoned …
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 …
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 …
Pro-Democracy Protest Hit By Police Incitement And Far-Right Infiltration
On Sunday May 31, mask wearing protesters broke quarantine to demonstrate for the removal of President Jair Bolsonaro, and against his efforts to decapitate …
Lula refuses to join repentant conservatives’ anti-Bolsonaro movement
As Brazil’s richest man, Jorge Paulo Lemann, joins forces with fellow supporters of the 2016 coup in a drive to depose the neofascist president …
The FBI, the Fusion Center, and the Far Right: US creep in Brazil
In an important new investigation, journalist Natalia Viana of Agência Pública has revealed how, during Sergio Moro’s 15 month tenure as Justice and Security …