Tag: Dictatorship
For These Brazilians Lula Lost the Election and Brazil Is a Dictatorship
Hundreds of thousands of people clad in Brazilian national team jerseys waving flags of ...
CINELANDIA SHINES FOR LULA: On Creating a Landscape for Reclamation and Reparation
A swell washed over one of Rio de Janeiro’s main squares, and morphed into ...
The Militarization of Brazil’s Government Shows the Country Never Transitioned to Full Democracy
When former paratrooper captain Jair Bolsonaro was inaugurated as president of the Brazilian Republic ...
Brazil President’s Courtship with a Coup Leads to Mass Resignation of Armed Forces Heads
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday accepted the resignations of the current heads of the ...
Jair Bolsonaro and His Illusion that Brazil Can Have Politics Without Politicians
‘Jair Bolsonaro (without a party)’ is how the press refers to the Brazilian president ...
Brazil Bringing to the Screens a Revisionist History of the Country
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration is embarking on a project of cultural and historical ...
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, ...
Presidential Elections: Will Brazil Be Condemned to Repeat Its Authoritarian Past?
For 21 years Brazil has experienced a brutal military dictatorship which lasted from 1964-1985. ...
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 ...
Volkswagen Says It Cooperated with Brazil Dictatorship Allowing Torture. No Apologies, No Compensation
A study commissioned by Volkswagen has found that some staff at the German carmaker ...
