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AUTHORITARIANISM FASCISM SOVEREIGNTY UNITED STATES

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, according to ally. The close relationship between the Bolsonaro government, the U.S. government, and its agencies, is already well known. Brazil’s foreign policy is now fully aligned with that of the […]

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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 Justice Minister, Sérgio Moro, acted to influence the result of the 2018 election, and violated the legal system. This comes as the scale and influence of United States involvement in Operation […]

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DEMOCRACY LAVA JATO LAWFARE UNITED STATES

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 using politicised trials to generate political popularity.  This would effectively end superstar judge Sérgio Moro and his supporters’ (both Brazilian and foreign) presidential hopes. Curitiban Judge Sérgio Moro, who delivered Jair […]

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ARMED FORCES IMPERIALISM SOVEREIGNTY UNITED STATES

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 announced by Bolsonaro’s military dominated government. The new policy document highlights the possibility of growing tensions on the South American continent which could lead Brazil to mobilise the military in order […]

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AGÊNCIA PÚBLICA IMPERIALISM LAVA JATO LAWFARE SOVEREIGNTY UNITED STATES

How The FBI “Toppled Presidents” In Brazil

Natalia Viana, editor from the respected Brazilian investigative journalism site Agência Pública, recently published a 5 part series based on information shared from leaked Telegram conversations revealed by Intercept Brasil as part of the Vaza Jato scandal. In the series, she shows how Lava Jato task force director, public prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol, received financial compensation […]

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DEMOCRACY LAVA JATO LAWFARE POLITICS

Sergio Moro’s Catch 22: Miami or the Presidency

Will backstabbing opportunists turn the spell against the witch who cast it? By Brian Mier On June 20th, Brazil’s right-wing extremist Education Minister Abraham Weintraub abruptly resigned and fled the country fleeing probable arrest. His destination was Miami, the purgatory of corrupt Latin American politicians and organized crime figures. Although both the Brazilian and international […]

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DEMOCRACY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LAVA JATO LAWFARE MEDIA SOVEREIGNTY UNITED STATES

Western Media Rehabilitate Brazil’s Criminal Ex-Justice Minister for Presidential Run

By Lucas Koerner. This article originally appeared at FAIR. Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro resigned from his post in the far-right Bolsonaro government on April 24, accusing the president of “political interference” in the country’s police force. Western corporate media apparently saw no irony in the allegations made by the former judge, who played an […]

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AUTHORITARIANISM PROTEST SOVEREIGNTY UNITED STATES

The Ghosts of June 2013

Originally published June 2020. Brazil is still haunted by the ghosts of June 2013. Its lesser known stories need to be re-examined in light of what has happened to the country since, and what is now better understood. To this day, June 2013’s popular portrayal obscures espionage, infiltration, manipulation, incitement and the seeds of an […]

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ARMED FORCES AUTHORITARIANISM COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS DEMOCRACY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LAVA JATO LAWFARE SOVEREIGNTY UNITED STATES

NYT and Latin American Coups: In Hybrid War “Nuance” Is A Rhetorical Weapon

On June 10, 2020, the New York Times ran a front page article headlined “Coup Threats Rattle Brazil as Virus Deaths Surge”. To seasoned Brazil watchers this was not in itself shocking. The writing has been on the wall for quite some time. President Jair Bolsonaro and his far-right supporters have threatened such an “auto-coup”; […]

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AUTHORITARIANISM DEMOCRACY NEOLIBERALISM POLITICS

Lula refuses to join repentant conservatives’ anti-Bolsonaro movement

As Brazil’s richest man, Jorge Paulo Lemann, joins forces with fellow supporters of the 2016 coup in a drive to depose the neofascist president who they helped bring to office, former President Lula takes a pass. The PT should not get on the first bus that passes by against Jair Bolsonaro. With this metaphor, former […]