Opinion
As a Young Democracy Isolated from the World, Brazil Doesn’t Enjoy the Perks of Globalization
Brazil is a young democracy. This is not a criticism or an excuse, but ...
The Brazilian Experience: How Black Rage Turns into Revolt
Brazilian black movements have been organizing and protesting against racial violence and injustice for ...
The Streets Clamored for It, But Brazilian Congress Is Bungling the Electoral Reform
Brazil’s Congress is rushing to approve a series of legislative reforms to update the ...
The Revocation of Brazil’s Pro-Deforestation Decree Has No Teeth
On August 23, 2017, Brazil’s president Michel Temer issued a decree revoking the RENCA ...
Forget the American Dream. What Brazil Needs Is a Parliamentary Monarchy
I am a Canadian by birth. My wife is Brazilian. Naturally we try to ...
After Legislative and Executive Scandals, Brazil’s Judiciary Shows It’s Not Without Its Sins
With the current president Michel Temer under suspicion and two former presidents, Luiz Inácio ...
Zero Deforestation Is the Only Answer in this Side of the Amazon
Perched at the easternmost edge of the Amazon rainforest is Maranhão, one of Brazil’s ...
A Brazilian Landless Movement’s Leader Talks About the MST’s Mistakes, Challenges and Plans
During the 1960s, legend has it that governor José Sarney sat down at a ...
Brazil President Spending Billions in Amendments and Decrees to Hang Onto the Presidency
What does it cost to hang onto the office of President? In Brazil, President ...
