UN General Assembly Meets Bolsonaro’s Ideological Chloroquine
You cannot teach a delusional person to use reason. Democracy cannot be taught to a tyrant. by Marcelo Zero President Bolsonaro’s so-called “letter of …
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On Obama, Lula and Tammany Hall
In his new book, Barack Obama, who is the husband of Chicago machine Mayor Richard M. Daley’s former Assistant Planning Commissioner, compares Lula to …
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Ethanol: Fuel for Corruption
Ethanol burst into the news cycle again last week with reports that the US ambassador to Brazil had lobbied for the cancellation of an …
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“Let’s End Hunger”: Michael Brooks’ Final Plea
“There is no democracy, there is no functioning citizenship, there is no basic humanity while there is hunger.” On one of his final podcasts …
Worms Feed on Corpses: Bolsonaro’s Demented TV Address
by Marcelo Zero. Last night the tapeworm who rules Brazil said something unbelievable. Contradicting science, the WHO and the common sense of Brazil’s governors …
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Bolsonaro and Coronavirus: A Tragedy Foretold
“No room for sentiment” said Wall Street insiders in 2018, as their man Jair Bolsonaro ascended to the Brazilian Presidency. In the face of …
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Attuch: We need to remove Bolsonaro, and a National Emergency Plan
By Leonardo Attuch Since Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta has just announced that Brazil will reach its peak of coronavirus cases in April and …
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São Paulo: Perfect Storm for Covid-19
Amid rumours that governor is lying about death count, Mayor Bruno Covas’ state of emergency seems too timid to prevent a catastrophe By Brian …
Banana Republic: Bolsonaro defends child labour
A 2018 report commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Brazil’s Labour Prosecution Office showed that at least 8,000 Brazilian children and teenagers …
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Brasil lost in the mists of the Ivory Towers
by Mariana T Noviello. For the past three years, Brazilian post-graduate students at UK universities have organised an event inviting the ‘powerful’ of Brazil, …
