Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

Taina Rosa (left) and Lauana Nara, candidates in this week's municipal elections, want more Black women in office. | Credit: Dokttor Bhu Bhu and Allan Calisto

It’s Been a Hard Fight, But Black Women Are Gaining Space in Brazilian Politics

“When she was murdered, the Black women’s movement dealt with this collective trauma by ...

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Bruna Pereira and Macarena Aguilar
Crowd wearing T-shirts with Jair Bolsonaro's face on. Victory: supporters of Jair Bolsonaro celebrate in October 2018. Joedson Alves/EPA

From Lula to Bolsonaro: from Left to Right, But Two Varieties of Same Populism

While the rise of populist politicians in Europe and the US gets a lot ...

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Patricia Justino and Bruno Martorano
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 ...

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Jean Wyllys
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro posing with his hands folded into the shape of guns - Agência Câmara

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 ...

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Marilia Heloisa Fraga Arantes
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro meets American counterpart Donald Trump in Washington

What the Brazilian President Can Teach Donald Trump About Getting Covid-19

Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for Covid-19 and are now ...

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Anthony Pereira and Matthew Flinders
Joe Biden, US presidential candidate for the Democrats

Biden Ruffles Feathers in Brazil Threatening Country with Sanctions for Deforestation

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called on the world to offer Brazil US$ ...

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Jake Spring
Royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) in the Amazon by Philip Stouffer

The Radical Changes Fires Are Causing the Amazon Flora and Fauna

The number of fires burning in standing Amazon rainforest spiked dramatically in recent weeks, ...

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Liz Kimbrough
Raoni, a 90-year-old chief of the Kayapo people known for traveling the world to raise awareness of threats to the Amazon, also slashed Bolsonaro's words

Legendary Amazon Chief Raoni Calls Brazil President a Liar for Blaming Indians for Wildfires

Brazil’s Chief Raoni Metuktire, one of the most iconic defenders of the Amazon, condemned ...

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People with Covid-10 being buried in collective graves

Resurgence of Covid-19 in Brazil’s Amazon Dashes Hopes of Herd Immunity

The largest city in Brazil’s Amazon has closed bars and river beaches to contain ...

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Anthony Boadle
A woman in a favela in São Paulo holds up a facemask (Reuters/A. Perobelli)

Brazil’s 13 Million Favela Residents Forced to Fight Coronavirus by Themselves

When the novel coronavirus began spreading in Brazil, it was predominantly wealthy people who ...

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Ines Eisele