The Return of Lula The Return of Lula
The restoration of political rights to Brazil’s leftist former president makes him a front-runner for the elections in 2022—and has already upended the country’s politics.
Mar 17, 2021 / Natália Scarabotto
Jair Bolsonaro Isn’t Just a Hazard to Brazil’s Health Jair Bolsonaro Isn’t Just a Hazard to Brazil’s Health
Brazil’s president and Argentina’s Alberto Fernández offer opposing visions of politics in the age of Covid-19.
Jun 18, 2020 / Jacob Sugarman
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness
He’s the only head of state able to out-Trump Trump in sheer recklessness and social-networked delirium.
Apr 22, 2020 / Andy Robinson
Argentina Is Showing the World What a Humane Covid-19 Response Looks Like Argentina Is Showing the World What a Humane Covid-19 Response Looks Like
Long dismissed as a financial basket case, the nation shows how much is possible when a government puts people before profits.
Apr 16, 2020 / Jacob Sugarman
Why Glenn Greenwald’s Prosecution Is an Outrage Why Glenn Greenwald’s Prosecution Is an Outrage
Advocacy groups say attacks on the press are on the rise—particularly in Bolsonaro’s Brazil.
Jan 22, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Lula’s Free, and He’s Promising to Fight Lula’s Free, and He’s Promising to Fight
The former president will boost Brazil’s left, but will he also help unite the far right?
Nov 12, 2019 / Michael Fox
Nationalism Is Global. The Left Is on the Defensive. Nationalism Is Global. The Left Is on the Defensive.
But the climate crisis is the right’s Achilles’ heel.
Nov 6, 2019 / John Feffer
Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
The far-right president’s violent, discriminatory rhetoric has unleashed a rise in attacks on marginalized populations.
Aug 27, 2019 / Feature / Michael Fox
Take Action Now: Stop Bolsonaro’s Attack on the Amazon Take Action Now: Stop Bolsonaro’s Attack on the Amazon
Help put pressure on the disastrous Brazilian president, then get involved with the environmental movement.
Jul 30, 2019 / NationAction
The Making and Unmaking of Brazilian Democracy The Making and Unmaking of Brazilian Democracy
A new one-volume history of Brazil reminds us, despite its Whiggish orientation, that democratic institutions in the country have existed only in troubled spurts.
Apr 16, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Alex Cuadros