Veteran columnist Reinaldo Azevedo criticizes Glenn Greenwald’s ignorance of Brazilian law after he joins Elon Musk’s campaign to undermine the Supreme Court. Azevedo who was a former critic of Lula and PT until he realized how fraudulent the Lava Jato investigation was, now confronts Greenwald, who has also been a regular critic of Lula and […]
An interview with Estela Aranha, who forced Michael Shellenberger to apologize after exposing his manipulation of data to build a false narrative about “totalitarian” Brazil By Brian Mier On April 3, Michael Shellenberger tweeted a series of excerpts from emails by X executives dubbed, “Twitter Files Brazil”, which alleged to expose crimes by Brazilian Supreme […]
With all the bullshit money can buy, the Tesla billionaire is instigating a digital proto-coup, reminiscent of what happened on social networks in early 2013 – but this time those behind it are in plain sight. January 8 2023 was not a new coup attempt as is most often depicted, but the desperate, failed last […]
We need more information on the relationship between the Bolsonaros – neighbors of hit-man Ronnie Lessa -, the military and the Escritorio do Crime organized crime militia. By Jeferson Miola The arrests of those responsible for Marielle Franco’s murder, which also claimed the life of her driver, Anderson Gomes, fail to clarify the underlying motives […]
As Bolsonaro arrest looms, allies set stage for coup after possible Trump victory, but will they succeed? By BRIAN MIER After a year in which Brazil’s GDP grew at a rate over 3 times higher than projected by the IMF, unemployment hit an 11-year low, and the number of Brazilians living with severe food insecurity dropped from 33 million […]
What the Aftermath of January 8 Tells Us about Brazilian Democracy By Bryan Pitts Sunday, January 8, the world watched, horrified, as hordes of supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro broke into Congress, the presidential palace, and the Supreme Court in Brasília. They sprayed graffiti, smashed priceless art and furniture, and assaulted janitors. Convinced […]
Margaret Kimberly interviews Brian Mier on the Jan. 8th invasion of Brazilian Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace On January 8, 2023 thousands of supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro attacked and vandalized that nation’s Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential palace in the capital of Brasilia. Bolsonaro claims that election fraud was responsible for […]
Bolsonaro looks at Donald Trump and Bolivia’s Jeanine Áñez and understands the risks he now faces. By Emir Sader* The operation to block the Workers Party from continuing to govern Brazil was monstrous. Jair Bolsonaro installed a neoliberal model to guarantee support of business leaders, incorporating support from evangelical Christians. He employed the most violent […]
Away from the presidential race, the biggest scandal in Brazil’s post dictatorship history may be taking place in the state of São Paulo, in its race for Governor. It involves a staged assassination attempt, the murder of an unarmed man, and secret service agents ordering the destruction of evidence. São Paulo is Brazil’s most powerful […]
Brazil faces a stark choice in its presidential runoff Sunday. Can Lula and the Left overcome Bolsonaro’s misinformation and attempts to buy the vote? By Bryan Pitts for NACLA n Sunday, up to 156 million Brazilian voters will go to the polls to choose a new president in a run-off election. The stakes could not […]