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Operation Amazônia: Brazilian Army “simulates war” with Venezuela
A massive Brazilian military exercise in the Amazon involved 3,600 soldiers and unprecedented rocket fire. During the simulation, Trump’s Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, …
RenovaBR: The Privatisation of Brazilian Politics
Launched in October 2017, “leadership training and civic engagement initiative” RenovaBR claims to be a response to endemic corruption in politics. Through the “selection and …
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U.S. Expands Influence in the Brazilian Amazon During Pandemic
The U.S. government and private sector have contributed to fighting coronavirus in the Amazon. Their intentions for the region concern local advocates. By Santiago …
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“We want to exploit the Amazon’s resources with the US” – Bolsonaro to Al Gore
At the World Economic Forum in January 2019, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said, in an informal conversation with former US vice president Al Gore, …
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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 …
Lula: US suppression of Brazil’s sovereignty “is not a theory, it is a fact”
In an interview on Brasil 247 on the morning of 11th of August, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave one of …
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Bolsonaro son gave list of Brazilian anti-fascists to US Embassy
Effectively acting as a U.S. informant, Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro delivered dossier listing the names and details of 1000 Brazilian anti-fascists to the United States, …
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Supreme Court: US-backed Judge Moro interfered in 2018 election to elect Bolsonaro
On a day of important victories for former President Lula at Brazil’s Supreme Court, it was concluded that disgraced “anti-corruption hero” and former Bolsonaro …
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Moro 2030? STF Proposes to block judiciary from politics for 8 years
A new law proposed by the Supreme Court President would quarantine judges and prosecutors from electoral candidacy for up to 8 years, to prevent …
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Brazil, Southcom And The Push Towards War
Brazil’s former President Lula da Silva has expressed concern about the threat of armed conflict involving Brazil, and questioned the new National Defence Policy …
