If they wanted to stop the return to fascism, the hegemonic political forces that seized power in 2016 would have already done so because the danger was clear. I wrote an article warning about this in February, 2017. They did not stop it. They did not want to do it. They built him up and then […]
After the coup, Brazil took a favorable position towards North American geopolitical interests and transformed itself, once again, into a geopolitical satellite of the USA. by Marcelo Zero The fall of egalitarian and sovereign Brazilian democracy At the moment that I write this article (October 2018), Brazil is about to elect Jair Bolsonaro as President […]
By Nate Allen. Bolsonaro’s team appears to have already sold out Brazil’s foreign policy to Trump, without the White House lifting a finger. If you’re a US imperialist, Americas Quarterly is your news source on Latin America. Their editor-in-chief touts how Trump will dominate Brazil’s foreign policy if Bolsonaro is elected, with phrases like “near-total […]
History will not not forgive the cowards and the fence sitters. by Marcelo Zero The results of the first round, although shocking to some due to the last minute surge of the fascist candidates, is not that surprising if we take some basic factors into consideration: 1) The main candidate became a political prisoner and was barred […]
By Aline Piva. 1968 was a decisive year. It was a year in which the civil rights movements rose with a force never seen before. The world watched as the streets of Paris were taken over by students and workers, causing an intense revision of society and advancing fundamental social rights. But it was also […]
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 is probably the most unpredictable election since redemocratisation, with 13 different candidates on the ballot – the largest number since 1989, when Brazilians were first allowed to directly elect their president […]
by Marcelo Zero. The growth of Bolsonarian fascism in the final stretch of the election campaign, turbo charged by an avalanche of fake news disseminated on the internet, is not surprising. It is an old tactic developed by American and British intelligence agencies, with the goal of manipulating public opinion and influencing political processes and […]
There are many forces outside of Brazil – those that have moved to the right – who want to crush this peoples’ response to democracy and justice and economic justice. We have to fight against that in any way that we can. Danny Glover is an American actor, producer and activist who has a long […]
In interview, Center for Economic and Policy Research Director Mark Weisbrot talks about how the US government has worked to destroy progressive governments across the Americas. In a web TV interview conducted by Brasil Wire co-editor Brian Mier for the news medium Brasil 247, economist Mark Weisbrot explains that the US role in overthrowing Dilma […]
“No room for feelings” say Wall Street insiders as they back another Neofascist to deliver Neoliberalism, at the point of a gun, in the most resource-rich nation on earth. New York Times, July 1993. In an article called “Conversations/Jair Bolsonaro; A Soldier Turned Politician Wants To Give Brazil Back to Army Rule“, Journalist James Brooke […]