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Brazil Is the Country of the Devil — and God Knows Who the “Believers” Are

When someone thinks their own life got worse because someone else’s got better, the ballot box stops choosing governments and starts handing out punishment. The best diagnosis of the average Brazilian came in a one-minute statement by Felipe Nunes, the...

Luiz Cesar Pimentel, October 13, 2026
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God and the Bolsonaros in the Land of Dirty Money

Luiz Cesar Pimentel, October 3, 2026
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FO Talks: Lula vs Another Bolsonaro — Brazil’s 2026 Election

Helder Ferreira do Vale & Roberta Artemisia Campani, September 15, 2026
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Brazilian 2026 Election: Lula’s Soft Power Skills Threatened by a Hard-Power World

Franthiesco Ballerini, September 5, 2026
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Big Agribusiness: A Look at Brazil’s Disastrous Rural Feudalism

Karin Schmalz, September 17, 2024
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by Karin Schmalz

Crime, Churches and Corruption: The Case Behind Rio’s Surging Violence

Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year-long political career was rife with corruption and...

August 6, 2024
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by Karin Schmalz

The Secrets Behind Brazil’s Military and the January 8 Insurrection

On January 8, 2023, rioters stormed Brazil’s capital in support...

November 18, 2023
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by Joao da Silva

Destroying Democracy in Order to Save It

Brazil’s democracy is being killed by the people who claim...

January 30, 2023
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by Helder Ferreira do Vale

Brazil’s New President and Hope for a Democratic Revival

The return of Brazil’s two-time left wing president known familiarly...

December 4, 2022
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by John Feffer

The UN Faces a Crisis

The problem of rogue actors has long bedeviled the United...

October 1, 2021
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by Franthiesco Ballerini

The Cultural Power of Anitta in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

In “Girl From Rio,” Anitta changes bossa nova’s soft power....

June 25, 2021
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by John Feffer

Democracy Is Down but Not Out

If we extrapolate from the current trend lines, democracy will...

June 4, 2021
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by John Feffer

Could COVID-19 Bring Down Autocrats?

The outbreak of COVID-19 initially looked like a gift to...

August 28, 2020
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by Helder Ferreira do Vale

The Politics Behind the Coronavirus in Brazil

Brazilians are trying to fight the coronavirus outbreak, but Jair...

April 15, 2020
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