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Tanks on the streets: who will laugh last?
Many are laughing at Bolsonaro’s failure to intimidate Congress, but things could still get a lot worse. by Brian Mier Brazilians woke up yesterday …
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2020 Mayoral Elections: Far Right Crumbles, Left Makes Progress
By Brian Mier On November 29th, residents of 57 of Brazil’s largest cities voted on second round mayoral elections. In a process that was …
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Brazilian elections – A day of shame for the far right
As the PT and Brazilian left made modest gains, the Bolsonaro coalition imploded By Brian Mier On Sunday, November 15, over 147 million Brazilians …
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Election Day: A Left Challenge in Bolsonaro’s home town
The Bolsonaro family stronghold of Eldorado is a bastion of conservatism but on this election day they might lose control of the local government …
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“Political Midas” João Santana, forgotten casualty of the coup, breaks silence
Former journalist and rock musician João Santana ascended to become one of Brazil’s most influential people, a high profile political strategist with his unique …
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New book describes how Bolsonaro was elected “by force” – by the Armed Forces
‘Os Onze – O STF, seus bastidores e suas crises’ reveals further evidence of the Pro-Bolsonaro Soft Coup at the 2018 Election. By André Barrocal, …
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Brazil Popular Front Manifesto for Free and Democratic Elections
Manifesto to the Brazilian People The Frente Brasil Popular* (Brazil Popular Front/FBP) denounces the persecution and injustice against Lula and defends his right as …
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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 …
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Ituassu: The Road to 2018
Two problems and four names emerge from the results of the seventh presidential election in Brasil since the return to democracy in 1988. On …
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Why Dilma Rousseff won
Dilma Rousseff won in the closest and most turbulent Presidential Election since 1989 because the people get to vote, not the markets. The majority …
