Politics
Seen by Commentators as Unelectable, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Shows His Electoral Might
The sitting Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro secured an unexpected 43% vote in the recent ...
Far-Right’s Misinformation Machine Might Be Decisive in Brazil’s Election
Online disinformation is casting a shadow over Brazil’s presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s ...
BRICS OFF THE WALL: How a Democracy Weakens through Presidential Elections
Silence is hardly the sound one associates with Brazil. Absent sound is not what ...
Close to 5000 Black Women Are Running for Office in Brazil. A record
Juliana Mittelbach, a 40-year-old hospital nurse from the city of Curitiba, Brazil, had long ...
Historically Challenged Brazilian Science & Technology Poised for Change with a Lula Victory
Brazilian science and technology have recently been in the news. Linked to the results ...
Talks of a Latin American Single Currency Are in the Air Again
Real, bolivar, peso: Latin America’s means of payment are as diverse as its cultures. ...
Brazil President Betting Religion Will Keep Him in Power for Four More Years
This autumn’s Brazilian presidential election offers a glimpse of how 21st century populist leaders ...
For Dani, Defending the Amazon Is Defending the Planet’s Life
Some 40 kilometers from the Brazilian city of Altamira, ‘Photograph Belo Monte’ is written ...
Lula and Bolsonaro Kick Off Brazilian Presidential Campaign Trading Insults
Brazil’s presidential election campaign officially began on Tuesday with ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da ...
The Hard Life of Small Business Owners in Brazil Amid Double-Digit Inflation
Leaving the supermarket with enough to feed her family has become an increasingly tough ...
