The General Strike and the Survival of the Latin American Left: An Interview with Luiz Gonzaga Gegê da Silva
Luiz Gonzaga Gegê da Silva is a historic figure on the Brazilian left. A member of the MR-8 resistance movement during the military dictatorship …
5 Brazilian Public Policy Innovations The North Could Learn From
By Brian Mier. During my 22 years in Brazil I’ve gotten used to gringos moving down here who, before taking the time to understand …
Fascist Bolsonaro: “Where there is indigenous land, there is wealth beneath it.”
UPDATE 3/10/17: Jair Bolsonaro has been prosecuted and fined R$50,000 for his racial slur against Quilombola communities. A campaign has been launched to urge …
“There is no negotiation whatsoever”: Union leader Douglas Izzo talks about labor rights in Post-Coup Brasil
Originally written for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs’ Brazil Unit This interview was originally made in Portuguese, and translated by the author. To download a …
I’m not your Negro, in Brazil
By Patricia Azevedo Boyd In Brazil, racial issues are complex and contentious but very important to talk about. The tendency has been to pretend …
Escalating repression and managing disorder
FASE – one of Brazil’s oldest and most respective Non-Governmental Organisations, have published this bulletin on the current situation in the country. Although Michel …
Urban Policy & Public Participation in Brasil
Brasil has had some of the world’s most progressive city governments over the past 3 decades. For all the news on corruption spread by …
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
I touted this idea four years ago when we watched Obama’s second inauguration and noticed that Latin America was completely absent from any major …