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The Inglorious Fall of William Waack

In 2006, Globo TV’s senior news editor Ali Kamel wrote a book called “We are not racists“, in which he argued that, despite all the statistics that prove otherwise, there is no structural racism in Brazil. The book was widely criticised, as detailed in this paper by Daniele de Oliveira of UFBA. Kamel later sued […]

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ARTS DEMOCRACY INTERVIEW

An interview with Carlos Latuff

Carlos Latuff is one of the World’s most famous political cartoonists. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1968, he published his first political cartoon in a Longshoremen’s Union newspaper in 1989 and continues drawing cartoons for unions to this day. As the internet gained force during the 1990s, he began drawing cartoons  in solidarity with […]

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DEMOCRACY ECONOMY LAWFARE UNITED STATES

How Manufactured Economic Crisis in Brazil Paved Way for a Soft Coup

It is increasingly apparent that the Brazilian economy was deliberately destabilized to lay the groundwork for the 2016 soft coup that removed former President Dilma Rousseff from office. This does not represent anything new for Latin America; creating the conditions for a successful coup typically takes several years and economic destabilization is normally part of […]

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FILM LAVA JATO LAWFARE MEDIA

Bob Fernandes: The Law is for all (but only in the Movie)

By Bob Fernandes. On Monday, 28 August, in Curitiba, the premiere was held of the Lava Jato movie “Federal Police: the Law is for all”. The movie cost R$16 million ($5m USD). The identities of the financiers of the film are secret. In the film, one of the heroes is Judge Sergio Moro. As you […]

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DEMOCRACY ELECTION 2018 LAWFARE MEDIA POLITICS

The Coup, Phase II: An interview with Dr. Ivana Bentes

By Brian Mier. The political situation in Brazil is getting confusing, even for people who study it. To summarise recent events, in April the organized left held the largest general strike in Latin America this Century, demanding for a halt to the austerity reforms and for illegitimate president Michel Temer’s immediate resignation. On May 24, […]

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DEMOCRACY LAWFARE OPINION POLITICS

Why is Michel Temer Still President? A Brazilian Perspective

By Amauri Gonzo. It is always hard to explain Brazilian politics to foreigners. There is a lot of history and many characters and there are 25 political parties represented in Congress alone. It is even harder to explain how illegitimate president Michel Temer, with an approval rating that fluctuates between 2 and 7% and with […]

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Brasil’s chief Nuclear Physicist is in Prison. Why?

By Fania Rodrigues. Brasil de Fato | Rio de Janeiro (RJ). The arrest and conviction of the man who put Brazil among the select group of countries which dominate nuclear technology is causing political controversy. The Admiral of the Brazilian Navy and nuclear physicist, Othon Luiz Pinheiro da Silva, 77, was sentenced to 43 years in prison in […]

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CRIME DEMOCRACY LAVA JATO LAWFARE Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil POLITICS

Joesley: An Opportunistic Apology

On May 18 as part of a corruption investigation that was not directly related to Operation Car Wash, Joesley Batista, a director of JBS, the world’s largest meat packing corporation, dropped a bombshell, announcing that his company had paid bribes to around 2000 Brazilian politicians including coup President Michel Temer and Anglophone media-backed 2014 presidential […]

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DEMOCRACY POLITICS SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

This is Hell Radio: Working class united in Brasilia

Chuck Mertz: Remember all the reporting and media coverage being given to the protests against the alleged corruption of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff that led to her ouster in what at least could be called a soft coup hiding behind a mask of lawful impeachment? Remember that? So why is the media today ignoring the […]

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DEMOCRACY EDITORIAL FOREIGN POLICY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LAVA JATO LAWFARE MEDIA NGOS OPINION UNITED STATES

The Coup, one year on & how Anglo media failed Brasil

At this time of crisis in the media industry, it is with regret that an article like this even needs to be published, but analysis of the failure of Anglo media on Brazil, the world’s 5th most populous country, from 2012-2016 is important not only for the historical record, but for other countries facing similar internal […]