Opinion
Thanks to Bolsonaro the Cultural Marxism Conspiracy is Alive and Well in Brazil
“Cultural Marxism” is a right-wing conspiracy theory that accuses the Frankfurt School — comprised ...
Brazil President’s Promises of Better Future Look a Lot Like the Messy Past
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was elected last year on a wave of popular anger ...
President Bolsonaro: The Perfect Storm That Might Steal Away Brazil’s Democratic Future
This week’s inauguration of Brazil’s far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has dominated political analysis worldwide. ...
Resentment Rhetoric that Took Bolsonaro to Power in Brazil Might Keep Him Popular for Some Time
Brazil’s next president, Jair Bolsonaro, who takes power on January 1, is often called ...
The Left By Insisting on “Us” Created the “Them” Who Took Over Power in Brazil
On October 12, 2014, a group of artists convened in São Paulo to support ...
Brazil’s President-elect Is No Trump. He Was Even a Hugo Chávez Admirer
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president-elect, is sometimes referred to as the Brazilian Trump (Economist, 2017), ...
Brazil Military Afraid Closeness to President-elect Bolsonaro Might Hurt Its Reputation
Brazilian President-elect Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a former paratrooper; his vice president, Hamilton Mourão, ...
Trump Flattering by Brazil’s Bolsonaro Seems to Have Led to a Budding Bromance
He has vowed to drain the swamp, slash regulations and get tough with China. ...
Bolsonaro Is the President. What’s Next? All Might Change on His Whim
The controversial right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro has been elected Brazil’s new president with 55% ...
The Far Right Won in Brazil. Now Comes the Resistance.
In his acceptance speech, Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro said he will “change the destiny ...
