Opinion
Marielle’s Murder and the Death of Brazil’s Racial Democracy Myth
When Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, was shot to death in ...
Now What, Brazil? Your Most Popular Presidential Candidate Is Going to Jail
Brazil is divided and the chasm between Lula supporters and opponents is deep. The ...
Marielle’s Murder in Rio Is Also a Blow to Those Fighting for Better Times
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece for DemocraciaAbierta, following this year’s ...
Turning It into a Magic Place Is Not Doing the Amazon Any Good
The Amazon, perhaps more than any other region of the globe, has consistently been ...
Worried About the Economy and Corruption Brazilians Have Been Neglecting the Amazon
It’s never easy to predict what will happen next in Brazil. A year ago, ...
The Left in Brazil and Mexico Hopeful 2018 Will Bring Them Back to Power
Latin America is in limbo as the US’ “Operation Condor 2.0” has more or ...
Meet President Hopeful Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilians Might Soon Have Their Own Trump
The Brazilian body politic is bruised and battered. President Michel Temer is crippled from ...
2018, a Year of Elections and Populism in Brazil and Latin America
And the winner is… Nicolas Maduro. At the end of 2017, the president of ...
World Social Forum: Brazil Wishes to Show Again that Another World Is Possible
It was in 2001. Almost a generation ago now! The first World Social Forum ...
May Luan Inspire Brazilian Legislators to Vote on a Bill to End Police Impunity
Members of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies should think of Luan Gabriel de Souza’s death ...
