Fernando Haddad & Manuela D’Ávila’s stand will be judged by history
With a politics of hope over hate, of education over arms, of development over privatisation, at the head of a broad pro-democracy front which includes …
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Bolsonaro and the Institutionalization of Necropolitics
One part of Bolsonaro’s supporters believe in a democracy on paper and a dictatorship on the streets. Another part of his supporters openly defends …
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Accused Of Electoral Fraud, Bolsonaro Could Face Disqualification
By Lu Sudré. An investigative story published by the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo today proves that companies are paying for WhatsApp bulk messaging …
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Thanks to the Northeast, Haddad faces Bolsonaro in second round
The most fraught election since re-democratisation ended with extreme-right Jair Bolsonaro on 46,03%, short of a first round victory, to the relief of progressive …
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Ciro Gomes: Brasil’s best chance for a developmentalist left turn?
by Karina Patrício and Thomas Cooper Patriota. The first round of the forthcoming Brazilian presidential election is set to take place on 7 October 2018. This …
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Bolsonaro says he won’t respect electoral defeat
On the eve of the #EleNão protests, as military police raid communist party headquarters across Minas Gerais, neo-fascist candidate Jair Bolsonaro tells reporter he …
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MST: Brazilian election is a class struggle
“Our weapon is our vote….We need to elect people who are committed to the working class, instead of their own individual interests or mediocre …
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UN’s Sarah Cleveland on Lula & Brasil’s International Obligations
UN Human Rights Committee Vice President Sarah Cleveland on the recent order for Brasil to respect Lula’s right to run for President, and the …
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Lula Candidacy barred despite UN Ruling/International Uproar
Former São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad expected to take Lula’s place amidst worries that any leading candidate from the left will be barred on …
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45 days before election, TV Globo erases the leading candidate
On Thursday 23 August, TV Globo’s flagship Jornal Nacional news programme ran segments following the campaigns of Presidential Candidates Marina Silva (Rede), Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB), …
