By Revista Consultor Jurídico. The US government closely followed – and worried about – the Brazilian government’s initiatives to create a strong and cohesive political bloc in South America, especially the way construction company Odebrecht had become a government partner in those plans. This is according to former US ambassador to Brazil, Thomas Shannon, who […]
By Tiago Angelo for Brasil de Fato. In an interview with Brasil de Fato on Friday 12 July, Former Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said that the process of dismantling Brazilian diplomacy, which has been under way since President Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) took office, was not because of lack of ability, skill, but “a political project”. […]
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“Treating corruption as society’s only problem is a problem,” says Brazilian economist Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo, who talks of the damage to the Brazilian economy caused by the Lava Jato and Carne Fraca investigations. By Daniel Giovanaz The Lava Jato operation paralyzed construction projects throughout Brazil, caused unemployment and contributed to the deindustrialization of the country. […]
João Gilberto, native of Bahia and pioneer of Bossa Nova, which put Brazilian popular music on record players in homes across the planet during the 1960s, has died aged 88 in his adopted Rio de Janeiro. His cultural importance to Brazil, and indeed the world, is immeasurable. We cannot think of a better tribute than […]
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 currently work in the chocolate production chain alone. Brazil’s Neofascist Brazilian President, who this week told the powerful ruralista agriculture lobby that “this government belongs to you”, isn’t just fine with […]
Brian Mier’s speech at the 2019 Left Forum in Brooklyn, NY. I would like to start by talking about how Brazilian alternative media works to build a space of counter-hegemony to the mainstream media oligarchies like Globo, which is extremely powerful. TV Globo was started by the United States during the US-backed military dictatorship [1964-1985]. […]
With assassins, militia leaders and drug traffickers all circulating within the security zone around President Bolsonaro it’s time to investigate, says PT Congressional Leader Paulo Pimenta. On Wednesday, June 26th, PT’s congressional leader, Paulo Pimenta, (Rio Grande do Sul) said that Congress should investigate the grave crime committed inside the President of the Republic’s security […]
Lava Jato prosecutors used an imported US model out of context to destroy Lula’s right to defense. by Fabio de Sá e Silva During his Senate hearing on his messages that were exchanged with Lava Jato task force prosecutors, former judge and current Minister of Justice and Public Security, Sérgio Moro, built his defense on […]
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