Opinion

Lula is eligible to run for president again in 2022

Cleared by Justice, Lula Seems Ready for a Third Presidential Run

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva showed that his political career is ...

Number of black candidates increases dramatically - Marcello Casal Jr/ABr

Previous White Candidates Find that Running for Office as Black Pays Off in Brazil

Number of black candidates increases dramatically – Marcello Casal Jr/ABr Brazil is undergoing a ...

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro - Andre Borges/NurPhoto/PA Images

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Clownish and Incompetent Figure Is Also His Main Strength

The results of the recent municipal elections in Brazil were interpreted in distinct ways ...

Sign in Curitiba, Brazil, bus says: "Wear a mask."

How a High-contact Culture Like Brazil Is Coping in a Covid World

Christmas is coming. Like many people around the world, Brazilians envy North Americans for ...

Brazil is the second country in the world with the highest number of cyber crimes

Brazil Still Lacking a Concerted National Effort to Fight Cybercrime

The subject of cybersecurity in Brazil has received considerable attention over the past year. ...

The BR-319 is now passable in the dry season due to a "maintenance" program begun in 2016 - Photo: P.M. Fearnside.

Here Starts the End of Brazil’s Amazon Forest. It’s Called BR-319 Highway

The BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) Highway was built in the early 1970s by Brazil’s military ...

Commodities on the move on the completed southern section of the BR-163 Highway - Roosevelt Pinheiro / Agência Brasil

For the Military, the Brazilian Indian Is a Savage and an Obstacle to Progress

The media portrayal of Brazil’s annual fire season — which in 2020 is trending ...

Brazilian President greets people during celebration of Independence Day / Lucio Tavora / PA Images

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Rhymes with Delinquent

Historical facts do not repeat themselves, but they can rhyme, like the verses of ...