Lula’s victory opened a path of hope, built on popular mobilization, to replace the sterile and counterproductive trend of exploiting resentment and hatred for political gain. By Marcelo Zero What happened in Brazil in this second round of the election was historic. It was not just an electoral victory. It was the start of a […]
The US Government and its Big Techs threw everything they had at Brazil, and lost. The Donroe Doctrine hits a roadblock as Lula makes history with Lula’s 4th presidential election victory, by a margin of 4.4 million votes. by BRIAN MIER In a normal presidential race, a candidate who defended a corrupt police officer on […]
by Charlie Prado On October 9th, five days after Flávio Bolsonaro took a surprise lead in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, pop star Anitta took to her instagram account to eloquently and passionately explain to her 61 million followers why she was supporting Lula in the second round runoff on October 25. Speaking unambiguously, the popular artist powerfully […]
Solidarity Statement on the Brazilian Presidential Election Parliamentarians, trade union leaders, writers and peace and social justice campaigners have signed the following statement against US interference in Brazil’s presidential election, and in support of the Brazilian social movements working for a more equal and just society, ahead of the election this Sunday. On Sunday 25 […]
30 million Brazilian adults consider Meta’s Instagram or Facebook platforms their primary news source, whilst their WhatsApp messenger is the most used software in Brazil. The US company has enormous and unprecedented power to influence elections at the will of the United States. – Brasilwire Meta investigation comes after more than a thousand complaints of […]
By Jamil Chade for ICL There are no aircraft carriers on the coast of Brazil. But, for the first time since 1964, millions of Brazilians will go to the polls this Sunday under the largest foreign offensive since the coup d’état that established the military regime. Strategic for American interests to redraw the map of the Western […]
Not only is “Bolsonaro Jr’s” proposed sell out of Brazil to the Trump administration abhorrent, it is illegal. By Marcelo Zero The “generous offer” made by candidate Flávio Bolsonaro—officially recorded in a letter from Marco Rubio—to provide the current US administration with a “transition team” should he be elected, has caused astonishment and indignation for […]
By Brian Mier Originally published on De-Linking Brazil On Thursday, one day earlier than planned, the first panel of the Brazilian Supreme Court* issued guilty verdicts for former President Jair Bolsonaro and 7 of his cronies for 5 crimes, including leading an armed criminal organization that attempted to install a military coup after the former […]
What is going on at the New York Times’ Latin America desk? By Brian Mier. Originally published at FAIR. Brazil’s Federal Police released an 884-page report on November 26, laying out the evidence used for its November 21 indictments of former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 of his cronies. Among the revelations are evidence showing […]
Brazil’s block of Elon Musk’s X platform is not about free speech, but about sovereignty and foreign entities respecting Brazil’s rule of law. The only political element is on Musk’s side, in his open support for Brazilian fascists. The billionaire turned far-right influencer’s meddling and incitement is rightly being viewed as a coup attempt. – […]