The announcement comes three days after the right-wing leader was photographed without a mask with the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. (By: Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams) Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro—who has repeatedly dismissed the threat of ...
A few weeks ago, I was talking to Noam Chomsky about the state of the world. At one point, Noam smiled and said that he is not aware of any German doctors in Italy, even though both ...
Americans are struggling. Around the globe, better responses to COVID-19 offer lessons to the U.S. In the United States, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has centered on bailouts of mega-corporations and big banks. Citizens ...
What “Free Lula” meant was not only the freedom of Lula, but also an end to lawfare as an instrument against the people. Just before 5 p.m. on Friday the 8th of November, Brazil’s former ...
Recent damning reports by the Intercept Brasil and journalist Glenn Greenwald exposing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his administration culminated in personal attacks on Greenwald’s family and a slap in the face. Rio-based American journalist ...
The assassination of Paulo Paulino Guajajara, a member of an Amazon defenders group known as the “Guardians of the Forest,” has prompted outrage from indigenous rights and environmentalist groups. (By Karla Mendes, Mongabay) Paulo Paulino ...
The right only denies global warming because its climate ‘science’ has surrendered to capitalists. The man-made Amazon fires are for clearing the land of its forests and indigenous people. The benefits are for Jair Bolsonaro’s ...
Once again relatively little was achieved at the annual G-7 summit – a forum that appears outdated and anachronistic. The G7 meetings seem—as each of them passes—to be a waste of time. The 45th G7 ...
French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are engaged in an ongoing public spat that has now put an Amazon aid package in limbo. A financial aid package of $22 million pledged to ...
Both Germany and Norway are pulling donations to Brazil’s Amazon fund over concerns that the Brazilian government is promoting the spread of deforestation. The Norwegian government has reportedly suspended donations allocated to the Brazilian government’s ...
“With this flying skull, [I feel] like I’m in a jungle and they are hunting beasts. I feel like an animal trapped in my own home.” (By Yuri Neves, InSight Crime) Rio de Janeiro police ...
“The report is devastating for Moro’s reputation. Devastating for the reputation of Brazil’s legal system. And this is only just the beginning.” The tides have turned against Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro, formerly idolized by ...
“With Bolsonaro, people who destroy forests feel safe and those who protect forests feel threatened.” Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reached its fastest rate in a decade last month, according to satellite images from Brazilian space ...
“In a moment when there’s been a rise of authoritarianism around the world, they’re giving a positive nod to a man who is rolling back human rights protections and scientific knowledge.” The American Museum of ...
Russia – U.S. geopolitics could result in a new US military base in Brazil, but Brazil’s military doesn’t seem to happy about that. On Thursday Jan. 3 the Brazilian administration under President Jair Bolsonaro stated ...
The More Doctors program serves more than 3,600 cities all over Brazil, especially in remote and poor areas. (Peoples Dispatch) “There’s something about the Brazilian people that they open the doors to all foreigners and ...
What does a win for the highly-controversial Jair Bolsonaro mean for Brazil, the world’s fourth-largest democracy? On Sunday, Jair Bolsonaro, often dubbed as Donald Trump of Brazil, won the runoff election by winning 55.1 percent ...
Jair Bolsonaro easily won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. His hardline, pro-military stance has endeared some and worried others – earning him the nickname Brazilian Trump. Last Sunday, Brazilian right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro, ...
On Thursday, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian’s far-right presidential candidate, was stabbed in the right abdomen while campaigning in the state of Minas Gerais. He survived the attack despite losing 40 percent of his blood, according to ...
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